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The cyanobacterial UV-absorbing pigment scytonemin displays radical-scavenging activity

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Matsui, Kei, Nazifi, Ehsan, Hirai, Yosuke, Wada, Naoki, Matsugo, Seiichi, Sakamoto, Toshio·2012·The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

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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)
ORCID: Nazifi, Ehsan
Wada, Naoki
Sakamoto, Toshio
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
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.58.137
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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