Ultraviolet light absorbing agents derived from marine organisms of the Great Barrier Reef
Synthetic analogues of were developed at AIMS in conjunction with a commercial licensing agreement with ICI Australia. The analogues have potential use in suncare formulations and for non-biological applications such as plastics and protective coatings.Patents were taken out on these synthetic analogues. To produce synthetically compounds with potential for use as sunscreening agents.
Data and resources
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UV adaptation and antioxidant protection in marine organisms: Dunlap WC (2001) UV adaptation and antioxidant protection in marine organisms. pp. 15-26. In:…HTML Open
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Ultraviolet radiation-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids in coral reef organisms: a biochemical and environmental perspective: Dunlap WC and Shick JM (1998)…HTML Open
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Ultraviolet light absorbing agents derived from tropical marine organisms of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Dunlap WC, Chalker BE and Bandaranayake WM…HTML Open
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Identification and quantitation of near-UV absorbing compounds (S-320) in a hermatypic scleractinian: Dunlap WC and Chalker BE (1986) Identification and…HTML Open
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Mycosporine-like amino acids and related gadusols: biosynthesis, accumulation, and UV-protective functions in aquatic organisms: Shick JM and Dunlap WC (2002)…HTML Open
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Additional information
| Date (revision) | 2026-10-24 |
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| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | notPlanned |
| Metadata language | en |
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| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |