[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the photoprotective mechanisms of nature-inspired ultraviolet filters using ultrafast spectroscopy

TT Abiola, AL Whittock, VG Stavros - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
There are several drawbacks with the current commercially available ultraviolet (UV) filters
used in sunscreen formulations, namely deleterious human and ecotoxic effects. As a result …

Unravelling photoprotection in microbial natural products

JM Woolley, VG Stavros - Science Progress, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Mycosporine-like amino acids have long been known as a natural form of photoprotection
for fungi and cyanobacteria. This review will highlight the key time-resolved experimental …