Effect of environmental factors on the synthesis of scytonemin, a UV-screening pigment, in a cyanobacterium (Chroococcidiopsis sp.)

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Life Sciences, Ecology, Microbiology +17

Occurrence of UV-Absorbing, Mycosporine-Like Compounds among Cyanobacterial Isolates and an Estimate of Their Screening Capacity

Ferrán García‐Pichel, Richard W. Castenholz · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1993 · 462 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +15

Effects on aquatic ecosystems

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Natural Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +17

Solar ultraviolet-B radiation and aquatic primary production: damage, protection, and recovery

Warwick F. Vincent, Suzanne Roy · Environmental Reviews · 1993 · 407 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences +17

The structure of scytonemin, an ultraviolet sunscreen pigment from the sheaths of cyanobacteria

Philip Proteau, William H. Gerwick, Ferrán García‐Pichel et al. · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 1993 · 391 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Botany +11