类菌胞素氨基酸的结构特征、分布、制备技术及生物活性研究进展

Review on Chemical Structure,Distribution,Preparation Technology,Biological Activity of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids

类菌胞素氨基酸(mycosporine-like amino acids,MAAs)是一类水生生物次级代谢产物,广泛存在于多种水生生物中。在化学结构上,MAAs是以环己烯酮为基本骨架,与多种类型氨基酸通过缩合作用而形成水溶性活性物质。据报道,类菌胞素氨基酸具有罕见的紫外光防护作用,近年来已倍受重视,成为研究热点。本文主要介绍类菌胞素氨基酸的结构、分布、制备技术、生物活性及其在化妆品领域应用的研究进展。

Mycosporine-like amino acids（ MAAs） are a class of secondary metabolites of aquatic organisms and widely found in many kinds of aquatic organisms. In the chemical structure,they are water-soluble active substances formed through condensation of cyclohexenone,the basic skeleton,with a variety of amino acids. According to reports,MAAs exhibited rare photoprotective effect. In recent years,they have been taken more and more attention and have becoming a research focus. This paper mainly introduced the research on the chemical structure,distribution,preparative technique and bioactivities of MAAs and their application in cosmetics.