# Scytonemin

> chemical compound

**Wikidata**: [Q7439702](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7439702)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scytonemin)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/scytonemin


## References

1. ChEBI release 2020-09-01
2. PubChem
3. The structure of scytonemin, an ultraviolet sunscreen pigment from the sheaths of cyanobacteria
4. The high-energy radiation protectant extracellular sheath pigment scytonemin and its reduced counterpart in the cyanobacterium Scytonema sp. R77DM.
5. Characterization of UV-screening compounds, mycosporine-like amino acids, and scytonemin in the cyanobacteriumLyngbyasp. CU2555
6. UniChem