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CHEBI:35738 - mycosporine-like amino acid
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:35738 |
| ChEBI Name | mycosporine-like amino acid |
| Stars | |
| 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. |
| Last Modified | 19 April 2016 |
| Submitter | Marcus Ennis |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Roles: | Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid). Bronsted acid A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| mycosporine-like amino acid (CHEBI:35738) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid (CHEBI:83925) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| porphyra-334 (CHEBI:35671) is a mycosporine-like amino acid (CHEBI:35738) |
| shinorine (CHEBI:131712) is a mycosporine-like amino acid (CHEBI:35738) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| mycosporine-like amino acid | ChEBI |
| MAA | ChEBI |
| mycosporine-like amino acids | ChEBI |