mycosporine
English
Etymology
From myco- + spore + -ineCategory:English terms prefixed with myco-#SPORECategory:English terms suffixed with -ine#MYCOSPORINE.
Noun
mycosporine (plural mycosporines)Category:English lemmas#MYCOSPORINECategory:English nouns#MYCOSPORINECategory:English countable nouns#MYCOSPORINECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MYCOSPORINECategory:Pages with entries#MYCOSPORINECategory:Pages with 1 entry#MYCOSPORINE
- (biochemistryCategory:en:Biochemistry#MYCOSPORINE) Any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light
