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, 2014 This review presents a general view of all types of melanin in all types of organisms. Melanin is frequently considered just an animal cutaneous pigment and is treated separately from similar fungal or bacterial pigments.
F. Solano
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Journal of Functional Foods, 2014 Melanins have important pharmacological properties with limited applications due to their poor solubility. Soluble melanins have been reported in different organisms, but not in plants.
Esmeralda Cuevas-Juárez +6 more
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Promelanogenic Effects by an Annurca Apple-Based Natural Formulation in Human Primary Melanocytes
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2021 Maria Grazia Ferraro,1 Marialuisa Piccolo,1 Alessandro Pezzella,2 Fabrizia Guerra,1 Francesco Maione,1 Gian Carlo Tenore,1 Rita Santamaria,1 Carlo Irace,1 Ettore Novellino1 1Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples ...
Ferraro MG +8 more
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Advanced Science, 2020 Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced biomedical applications.
Heng Liu +7 more
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A case of partial leucism in the American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) (Temminck, 1827), from Buenos Aires province, Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 The diverse colorations of a birds’ plumage are due to either structural colors or pigments that are synthesized in specialized cells or incorporated through the diet.
Chiale, Maria Cecilia +1 more
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Flavonoids and Melanins: A Common Strategy across Two Kingdoms
International Journal on Biological Sciences, 2014 Ultraviolet (UV) radiations alter a number of metabolic functions in vivant. They produce damages to lipids, nucleic acids and proteins, generating reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen (O2), hydroxyl radical (HO) and superoxide anion (O2 ...
Giorgia Carletti +2 more
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Locus coeruleus complex of the family Delphinidae [PDF]
, 2018 The locus coeruleus (LC) is the largest catecholaminergic nucleus and extensively projects to widespread areas of the brain and spinal cord. The LC is the largest source of noradrenaline in the brain.
Arbelo, Manuel +6 more
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Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2014 Ultrafast pump–probe measurements can discriminate the two forms of melanin found in biological tissue (eumelanin and pheomelanin), which may be useful for diagnosing and grading melanoma.
M. Simpson +6 more
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Anomalous evolution of broadband optical absorption reveals dynamic solid state reorganization during eumelanin build-up in thin films [PDF]
, 2017 The origin of eumelanin optical properties remains a formidable conundrum preventing a detailed understanding of the complex photo-protective role of these widespread natural pigments and the rational design of innovative bioinspired materials for ...
Bonavolontà, Carmela +6 more
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Effects of Melanin-Induced Free Radicals on the Isolated Rat Peritoneal Mast Cells [PDF]
, 1930 Pheomelanin from human red hair (RHM) produces considerably more cellular damage in Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells when subjected to radiations of wavelength 320-700nm than eumelanin from black hair (BHM).
Ranadive, Narendranath S +3 more
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