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Ultraviolet light absorbing agents derived from marine organisms of the Great Barrier Reef

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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Synthetic analogues of were developed at AIMS in conjunction with a commercial licensing agreement with ICI Australia. The analogues have potential use in suncare formulations and for non-biological applications such as plastics and protective coatings.Patents were taken out on these synthetic analogues. To produce synthetically compounds with potential for use as sunscreening agents.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Ultraviolet light absorbing agents derived from marine organisms of the Great Barrier Reef
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d63dd14b-7e1d-40be-9ad4-ee99043c849d
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Ultraviolet light absorbing agents derived from marine organisms of the Great Barrier Reef". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/ultraviolet-light-absorbing-agents-derived-from-marine-organisms-of-the-great-barrier-reef1