Selective accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids in ovaries of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis is not affected by ultraviolet radiation

Dietary accumulation of UV-absorbing myc

Dietary accumulation of UV-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) by the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)

✍ A. K. Carroll; J. M. Shick 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 1022 KB

The bioaccumulation of ultraviolet radiationabsorbing mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) by Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Miiller) was determined in specimens maintained on MAA-rich and MAA-deficient diets. Individuals were fed either the red alga Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse), which has