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

  1. (biochemistryCategory:en:Biochemistry#MYCOSPORINE) Any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light
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