PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide mycosporin-like amino acids, production methods thereof, UV protecting agents and antioxidants.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a method for producing a mycosporin-like amino acid comprising the steps of extracting and isolating the chemical compound represented by Formula (1) or a salt thereof from a cyanobacterium of the genus Nostoc with a solvent such as water.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】マイコスポリン様アミノ酸及びその製造方法、紫外線防護剤、抗酸化剤の提供。【解決手段】式(1)に示される化合物又はその塩をノストック属の藍藻から水等の溶媒で抽出し、単離する工程を有するマイコスポリン様アミノ酸の製造方法。【選択図】なし