Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII CP6FF0KM7E · registered name SHINORINE · single chemical substance
Shinorine is a mycosporine-like amino acid that is the ketimine resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of L-serine with the keto group of (5S)-5-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methoxycyclohex-2-en-1-one and in which the hydrogen at position 3 of the cyclohexenone moiety has been replaced by the amino group of glycine. It is an active ingredient found in environmentally friendly sunscreen creams. It has a role as an antioxidant and an ultraviolet filter. It is a ketimine, a dicarboxylic acid and a mycosporine-like amino acid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGProtects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTINGInhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIALSlows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANTProtects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
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Names & identifiers
SHINORINEINCI시노린Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 73112-73-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501236368
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101774295
- IUPAC
- N-{3-[(Carboxymethyl)amino]-5-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methoxycyclohex-2-en-1-ylidene}-L-serine
- Molecular formula
- C13H20N2O8
- Molecular weight
- 332.309 g/mol
Related literature
- Profiling of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in wild Hypnea spp. and semi-closed cultivated Hypnea musciformis (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the Colombian Caribbean · 2026
- Systematic engineering for production of anti-aging sunscreen compound in Pseudomonas putida. · 2024
- Quantitative and Qualitative HPLC Analysis of Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids Extracted in Distilled Water for Cosmetical Uses in Four Rhodophyta · 2019
- Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for production of sunscreen shinorine · 2018
- The mycosporine-like amino acids porphyra-334 and shinorine are antioxidants and direct antagonists of Keap1-Nrf2 binding · 2018