
3-hydroxykynurenine,achromophoremetaboliteoftryptophan,actsasUVprotectantandanantioxidantinvertebratelens.Thiscompoundreactswithproteinstoinducecross-linkingandchromophoreadducts.
Image:Detectionof3OHKYNinmodifiedBSA.10secondECLexposure.
Lane1:BSA(-)
Lane2:BSA(+)