Ying and yang of urocanic acid in skin pathogenesis: a mini review on its metabolism and effects

Urocanic acid (UCA) is a main chromophore responsible for absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the epidermis, particularly in the stratum corneum. It exists naturally as trans-UCA in the skin and undergoes photoisomerization to cis-UCA when exposed to UV radiation. It exerts diverse impacts on th...

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Main Authors: Ali Musa, Aina Yusrina, Abdul Hamid, Hisyam, Husain, Noreen
Format: Article
Language:en
Published: Faculty of Pharmacy 2025
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/120480/1/120480.pdf
http://doi.org/10.24191/IJPNaCS.v8i1.05
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/120480/
http://ijpncs.uitm.edu.my/index.php/en/ijpncs-journal
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