A pendant peptide endows a sunscreen with water-resistance
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Author(s)
Ellison, Aubrey J.
Raines, Ronald T
Date Issued
September 2018
Journal
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry, The
Citation
Ellison, Aubrey J., and Ronald T. Raines. “A Pendant Peptide Endows a Sunscreen with Water-Resistance.” Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2018).
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Final published version
Abstract
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.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ob01773e
