A pendant peptide endows a sunscreen with water-resistance.
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SUBMITTER: Ellison AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217811 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
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A pendant peptide endows a sunscreen with water-resistance.
Ellison Aubrey J AJ Raines Ronald T RT
Organic & biomolecular chemistry 20181001 39
Ultraviolet light causes skin cancer. Salicylic acid and other molecular filters absorb damaging radiation but are washed away readily. Conjugation to a collagen mimetic peptide is shown to retain salicylic acid on collagen-containing skin surrogates after repeated washing. This strategy, which is highly modular, could enhance the water-resistance of sunscreens. ...[more]
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