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ChEBI

mycosporine-like amino acid

Term ID
CHEBI:35738
Synonyms
  • 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 )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
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
Human Disease Model