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- noun biochemistry Any of many complex
amino acids , having a centralcyclohexene ring, that protect organisms fromultraviolet light
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UV exposure is to make small-molecule sunscreens called mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) that absorb the harmful rays.
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