“Green” sunscreens could soon be easier to make, thanks to a new laboratory method for the production of a key ingredient. Credit: Estrada Anton/Shutterstock.com
Although it’s been a tough winter for many people in the U.S., summer is coming. And that means backyard barbeques, fun on the beach and, of course, slathering on sunscreen. But one particular environmentally friendly sunscreen ingredient has been difficult to obtain – shinorine, could only be harvested from nature. Scientists now report in ACS Synthetic Biology the laboratory production of that compound.
Sunscreen is key to protecting the skin from carcinogenic UV radiation. However, some synthetic sunscreen components can accumulate in aquatic environments and potentially cause harm by acting as hormone disruptors...
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