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Antioxidants, 2020 Eumelanins, the dark variant of skin pigments, are endowed with a remarkable antioxidant activity and well-recognized photoprotective properties that have been ascribed to pigment components derived from the biosynthetic precursor 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2 ...
Davide Liberti +4 more
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Melanisation in Boreal Lichens Is Accompanied by Variable Changes in Non-Photochemical Quenching
Plants, 2022 Lichens often grow in microhabitats where they absorb more light than they can use for fixing carbon, and this excess energy can cause the formation of harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Nqobile Truelove Ndhlovu +3 more
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Quantitative scattering of melanin solutions [PDF]
, 2005 The optical scattering coefficient of a dilute, well solubilised eumelanin solution has been accurately measured as a function of incident wavelength, and found to contribute less than 6% of the total optical attenuation between 210 and 325nm.
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Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 RPE65, an abundant membrane-associated protein present in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), is a vital retinoid isomerase necessary for regenerating 11-cis-retinaldehyde from all-trans retinol in the visual cycle.
Mirjana Bjeloš +4 more
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Melanin from the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azotobacter chroococcum: a spectroscopic characterization. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Melanins, the ubiquitous hetero-polymer pigments found widely dispersed among various life forms, are usually dark brown/black in colour. Although melanins have variety of biological functions, including protection against ultraviolet radiation of ...
Aulie Banerjee +2 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Natural colorants, mostly of plant and fungal origins, offer advantages over chemically synthetic colorants in terms of alleviating environmental pollution and promoting human health.
Lan Lin, Tong Zhang, Jianping Xu
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Fungal Melanin and the Mammalian Immune System
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Melanins are ubiquitous complex polymers that are commonly known in humans to cause pigmentation of our skin. Melanins are also present in bacteria, fungi, and helminths.
Sichen Liu +3 more
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SEARCH PRODUCERS OF POLYPHENOLS AND SOME PIGMENTS AMONG BASIDIOMYCETES [PDF]
Biotechnologia Acta, 2014 General content of polyphenols, carotenoids and melanin in basidiomycetes carpophorus was determined. 50 species were studied, 27 of which belong to the Polyporales form and 23 are to the Agaricales form.
Fedotov О. V., Veligodska A. K.
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Chaga extracts and melanins after plasma treatment of raw material
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки, 2019 The extracts and melanins of chaga (Inonotus obliquus (Pers.) Pil.) obtained by raw material pretreatment with high-frequency capacitive low-pressure plasma (RF-plasma) under different technological conditions were studied.
O.Yu. Kuznetsova +3 more
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mBio, 2019 Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne human pathogenic fungus, causing thousands of deaths per year. Its lethality is due to late and often inaccurate diagnosis and the lack of efficient therapeutics.
A. Manfiolli +15 more
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