A new UV‐filter compound in human lenses
- 11 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 348 (2) , 173-176
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(94)00601-6
Abstract
A new UV-filter compound, 4-(2-amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid O-glucoside, has been identified in human lenses. The structure suggests that it is derived biosynthetically from tryptophan. Quantification studies on the new compound show that it is the second-most abundant UV-filter compound in the lens with an absorption and fluorescence spectrum similar to that of 3-hydroxykynurenine glucoside.Keywords
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