Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are secondary metabolites found in diverse marine, freshwater, and terrestrial organisms. Evidence suggests that MAAs have several beneficial effects on skin homeostasis such as protection against UV radiation and reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, MAAs are also involved in the modulation of skin fibroblasts proliferation. However, the regulatory fun...

Merkel, Joseph R. (College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.), Gordon D. Braithwaite, and Henry Kritzler. Proteolytic attack of the chromoproteins of Porphyra by marine bacterial enzymes. J. Bacteriol. 88:974-980. 1964.-Three chromoproteins were isolated from the marine red alga, Porphyra leucosticta (Thuret), and were purified by adsorption chromatography on calcium phosphate gel and by ammonium...

Photoinhibition resistance exhibited by the high intertidal red alga Porphyra perforate relative to its subtidal congener Porphyra nereocystis was examined using the protein synthesis inhibitor chloramphenicol to separate the damage and repair components of photoinhibition. Under photoinhibitory conditions, the rates of both damage to and replacement of photoinhibition-sensitive proteins was mu...