Fungal melanin as a biocompatible broad-spectrum sunscreen with high antioxidant activity
Jeong‐Joo Oh, Jee Young Kim, Seung Han Son, W. M. Jung, Da Hee Kim, Jin-Woo Seo, Gyu-Hyeok Kim
Abstract
. Consequently, melanin pigment can be used as a biocompatible broad-spectrum sunscreen with high antioxidant activity and as a practical alternative in dermo-cosmetic formulations.
Topics & Concepts
Biocompatible materialBroad spectrumMelaninAntioxidantChemistryBiochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicineBiomedical engineeringSkin Protection and AgingBee Products Chemical AnalysisBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology