Investigation of Eumelanin Biosynthesis in Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli FBFS 97: A Novel Insight into a Bacterial Melanin Producer [PDF]
MicroorganismsAcetic acid bacteria (AAB) are a group of bacteria, most of which can produce pigments. However, the mechanism of pigment production by AAB is unclear.
Jiayun Song +3 more
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Preparation of Eumelanin-Encapsulated Stereocomplex Polylactide Nano/Microparticles for Degradable Biocompatible UV-Shielding Products [PDF]
Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, 2023 The role of eumelanin as a natural pigment in protecting human skin from ultraviolet (UV) light has drawn vast interest in the research and industrial community.
Oceu Dwi Putri +9 more
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Structural Investigation of DHICA Eumelanin Using Density Functional Theory and Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Eumelanin is an important pigment, for example, in skin, hair, eyes, and the inner ear. It is a highly heterogeneous polymer with 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) and 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI) building blocks, of which DHICA is reported as ...
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Colored Surfaces Made of Synthetic Eumelanin [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2021 The polymerization of 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine leads to a carboxylic acid-rich synthetic melanin-like material (poly-L-DOPA). Synthetic melanin most resembles natural eumelanin in chemical structure.
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Chemical ScienceEumelanin, a versatile biomaterial found throughout the animal kingdom, performs essential functions like photoprotection and radical scavenging. The diverse properties of eumelanin are attributed to its elusive and heterogenous structure with DHI (5,6 ...
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Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 Melanin denotes a variety of mammalian pigments, including the dark electrically conductive eumelanin and the reddish, sulfur-containing, pheomelanin.
Ludovico Migliaccio +7 more
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Biomimetic manganese-eumelanin nanocomposites for combined hyperthermia-immunotherapy against prostate cancer [PDF]
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 Pro-tumoral and immunosuppressive M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) contribute to tumor progression, recurrence and distal metastasis. However, current TAMs-modulating therapeutic strategies often encounter challenges including insufficient ...
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MC1R: Front and Center in the Bright Side of Dark Eumelanin and DNA Repair [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018 Melanin, the pigment produced by specialized cells, melanocytes, is responsible for skin and hair color. Skin pigmentation is an important protective mechanism against the DNA damaging and mutagenic effects of solar ultraviolet radiation (UV).
Viki B. Swope, Zalfa Abdel‐Malek
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Antioxidants, 2021 The purpose of this study is to identify amino acid derivatives with potent anti-eumelanogenic activity. First, we compared the effects of twenty different amidated amino acids on tyrosinase (TYR)-mediated dopachrome formation in vitro and melanin ...
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Edible Fungi Melanin: Recent Advances in Extraction, Characterization, Biological Activity and Applications [PDF]
Journal of FungiNatural melanin biopolymers exhibit a variety of biological activities, but their commercial development is constrained by numerous factors, including high costs, unsustainable sources, the use of harmful solvents during extraction, and low extraction ...
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