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ChEBI
mycosporine-like amino acid
- Term ID
- CHEBI:35738
- Synonyms
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- MAA
- mycosporine-like amino acid
- mycosporine-like amino acids
- Definition
- Water-soluble UV-absorbing secondary metabolites characterized by a cyclohexenone or cycloheximine chromophore conjugated with the nitrogen substituents of amino acids or their imino alcohols. They typically have absorption maxima ranging from 309 to 360 nm and an average molecular weight of around 300. They occur in taxonomically diverse organisms.
- References
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- is a type of
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- has subtype
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from mycosporine-like amino acid
Phenotype where environments contain mycosporine-like amino acid
Phenotype modified by environments containing mycosporine-like amino acid
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