CHEBI:35738 - mycosporine-like amino acid

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ChEBI Name mycosporine-like amino acid ChEBI ID CHEBI:35738 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. Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team. Roles Classification Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid). (via organic amino compound ) Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base). (via oxoacid ) View more via ChEBI Ontology ChEBI Ontology Outgoing mycosporine-like amino acid (CHEBI:35738) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925) Incoming porphyra-334 (CHEBI:35671) is a mycosporine-like amino acid (CHEBI:35738) shinorine (CHEBI:131712) is a mycosporine-like amino acid (CHEBI:35738) Synonyms Sources MAA ChEBI mycosporine-like amino acid ChEBI mycosporine-like amino acids ChEBI Last Modified 19 April 2016