Institute for Blue Biotechnology and Development (IBYDA), Malaga University, Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, E-29071 Malaga, Spain.
Mar Drugs. 2021 Jan 4;19(1):18. doi: 10.3390/md19010018.
In the last 10 years, a great number of publications (both regular papers and reviews) have been published on the interesting molecules-mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs). Despite significant advances in the research of MAAs, current overviews in the recent publications involving MAA research still need reporting. The aim of this Special Issue is to join, as an interdisciplinary approach, the photochemical and photobiological aspects, with emphasis on new natural resources to obtain both algae and zooplankton MAAs, advances in methodology of extraction and chemical identification of new MAAs. Finally, this Special Issue reviews the bioactivities of MAAs including UVR screen, antioxidant, immunostimulant, growth factor, DNA protection, inhibition of collagenase, elastase and hyaluronidase, and anti-photoaging, among others, and their potential use as nutracosmeceutic molecules (i.e., oral and topic photoprotector).
在过去的 10 年中，已经发表了大量关于有趣的分子——菌氨酸类似物（MAAs）的出版物（包括常规论文和综述）。尽管对 MAAs 的研究取得了重大进展，但最近涉及 MAA 研究的出版物中的最新综述仍需要报告。本特刊的目的是结合光化学和光生物学方面的研究，重点关注新的自然资源，以获取藻类和浮游动物 MAAs，同时介绍提取和化学鉴定新 MAAs 的方法学进展。最后，本特刊综述了 MAAs 的生物活性，包括 UVR 屏蔽、抗氧化、免疫刺激、生长因子、DNA 保护、胶原酶、弹性蛋白酶和透明质酸酶抑制以及抗光老化等，以及它们作为营养化妆品分子（即口服和局部光保护剂）的潜在用途。
