{
  "id": 14483378,
  "title": "Enzyme discovery opens a new route to natural UV-absorbing saclipins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/enzyme-discovery-opens-a-new-route-to-natural-uv-absorbing-saclipins",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:40:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-enzyme-discovery-route-natural-uv.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing compounds from natural sources are attracting interest as potential ingredients for cosmetics and other protective materials. Saclipins A and B are unusual UV-absorbing oxylipins produced by the edible freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanothece sacrum, known in Japan as Suizenji-nori. Although these compounds show promising UV-absorbing and other functional properties, their…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}