Phenolic Compounds with Photo-Chemoprotective Activity
- Authors: Erick Nolasco Ontiveros1, María del Socorro Sánchez-Correa2, Jos Guillermo Avila-Acevedo3, Rocío Serrano-Parrales4, Adriana Montserrat Espinosa-González5
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Phytochemistry Laboratory, UBIPRO, Superior Studies Faculty (FES)-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mxico State, 54090, Mxico 2 Scientific Research Laboratory I, Superior Studies Faculty (FES)-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mxico (UNAM), Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mxico State, 54090, Mxico 3 Phytochemistry Laboratory, UBIPRO, Superior Studies Faculty (FES)-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mxico State, 54090, Mxico 4 Laboratory of Bioactivity of Natural Products, UBIPRO, Superior Studies Faculty (FES)- Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mxico State, 54090, Mxico 5 Phytochemistry Laboratory, UBIPRO, Superior Studies Faculty (FES)-Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mxico State, 54090, Mxico
- Source: Biotechnology and Drug Development for Targeting Human Diseases , pp 90-114
- Publication Date: March 2024
- Language: English
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Skin cancer has one of the highest incidence rates among all types of cancer and is predominantly caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which reaches the Earth's surface due to the well-known phenomenon of thinning of the ozone layer in the stratosphere. To reduce the risk of developing this malignancy, the use of sunscreens is recommended; however, the synthetic compounds in sunscreens can cause side effects and harm the environment. To avoid damage to human health and the environment, the use of different plant secondary metabolites with photochemoprotective potential has been investigated in recent decades. For this reason, phenolic compounds are useful alternatives since many of them are capable of absorbing ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Moreover, some of these compounds have antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and even anticancer activities. This chapter explores the progress in the study of different phenolic compounds extracted from plants with potential for use in sunscreen formulations. <br>
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