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Partial Characterization of the Danio rerio and Xenopus tropicalis MT-‐Ox Enzyme Involved in Gadusol Biosynthesis

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Roemelt, Taylor

Abstract:

Ultraviolet (UV)-protective compounds, such as mycosporine-like amino acids (MAA) are critical for the survival of marine organisms exposed to high-solar radiation. A chemically similar compound, gadusol, was discovered in eggs of the atlantic cod in 1980, and was originally thought to be derived from MAAs that had been ingested. However,...

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Honors College Thesis