shinorine
shinorine
A mycosporine-like amino acid that is the ketimine resulting from the formal condensation of the amino group of <small>L</small>-serine with the keto group of (5<i>S</i>)-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and in which the hydrogen at position 3 of the cyclohexenone moiety has been replaced by the amino group of glycine.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.