Mai Moussa Chetima Bagana

Cyanobacteria as a Valuable Source of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids for Biotechnological Applications

Mamadou Chetima Maina Boukar, Kaka Kiari Boukar Kellou, Maman Moustapha Rabiou, Mai Moussa Chetima Bagana, Grema Moustapha & Mahamane Ali · Biotechnology Journal International · 2026

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes that appeared on Earth more than 2.6 billion years ago. They are found in many environments, including land and water, and play an important role in primary production and nitrogen fixation. However, because they need sunlight for phot...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/bji/2026/v30i6928

Isolation and Characterization of Terrestrial Cyanobacterium Producing Commercially Important UV-B Absorbing Compound

Mamadou Chetima Maina Boukar, Moussa Diagara Saley, Maman Moustapha Rabiou, Mai Moussa Chetima Bagana & Kai Wang · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2024

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) constitute an important class of small water-soluble ultraviolet radiation (UV)-absorbing compounds to counteract UV damages in algae and other organisms, and have potential applications in sun care products as the active ingredients. In this s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i10394

Characterization of UV-absorbing Mycosporine-like Amino Acids in Freshwater Cyanobacterium Nostoc calcicola

Mamadou Chetima Maina Boukar, Salifou Issa, Kaka Kiari Boukar Kellou, Moussa Diagara Saley, Kai Wang, Mai Moussa Chetima Bagana, Grema Moustapha & Mahamane Ali · Biotechnology Journal International · 2024

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are gaining attention for their UV photoprotective properties and potential applications in biomedical fields, cosmetics, and toiletries. In this study, Nostoc calcicola a genus of cyanobacteria distributed in freshwater were tested for MAA pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/bji/2024/v28i5737