The cyanobacterial UV-absorbing pigment scytonemin displays radical-scavenging activity
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Scytonemin is a 544-Da hydrophobic pigment that can absorb UV-A radiation. It is present in cyanobacterial sheaths and is thought to function as a UV protectant. In this study, scytonemin was purified from the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune, and its radical-scavenging activity was characterized. The purified scytonemin quenched an organic radical in vitro and accounted for up to 10% of the total activity of an ethanol extract of N. commune. These results suggest that the extracellular UV-absorbing pigment scytonemin has multiple roles, functioning as a UV sunscreen and an antioxidant relevant to anhydrobiosis in N. commune.
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- Authors
- Matsui, K., Nazifi, E., Hirai, Y., Wada, N., Matsugo, S., & Sakamoto, T.
- Affiliations
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Venue
- The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
- Publisher
- Microbiology Research Foundation
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 137-144
- ISSN
- 0022-1260 (ISSN-L)
- 1349-8037
- OpenAlex
- W2162164905
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6
- FWCI
- 3.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) (submittedVersion)
- Kanazawa University Repository for Academic Resources (DSpace) (Kanazawa University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22510227)
- National Institute for Basic Biology
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
- Keywords
- scytonemin, free radical scavenging, antioxidant activity, UV protection, Nostoc commune, extracellular pigments, anhydrobiosis, UVA absorption, pigment purification
- MeSH terms
- Absorption, Cyanobacteria, Indoles, Phenols, Pigments, Biological, Sunscreening Agents, Ultraviolet Rays, Free Radical Scavengers, Nostoc commune
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