Assertion: melanin | /r/CapableOf | provide protection
Facets:
value: against light-related phenomena
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against visible light
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against uv
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It also provides protection against UV and visible light.
text: So if one hypothesizes that the actual damage that triggers the cellular processes leading to AMD is in the RPE, then melanin in the RPE can offer some protection against light-related phenomena.
text: Solubilized melanins would also be effective as sun-screens, since melanins are the chemicals in the skin which absorb ultraviolet radiation and thus provide protection from its harmful effects, such as premature skin aging and the occurrence of skin cancers.