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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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.
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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.
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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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Eumelanin Graphene-Like Integration: The Impact on Physical Properties and Electrical Conductivity [PDF]
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 The recent development of eumelanin pigment-based blends integrating “classical” organic conducting materials is expanding the scope of eumelanin in bioelectronics.
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Eumelanin and pheomelanin are predominant pigments in bumblebee (Apidae:Bombus) pubescence [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) are well known for their important inter- and intra-specific variation in hair (or pubescence) color patterns, but the chemical nature of the pigments associated with these patterns is not fully ...
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Aspacochioside C (ACC) is a steroidal saponin isolated from Asparagus cochinchinensis. Steroidal saponins, such as pseudoprotodioscin and dioscin, are known to inhibit melanogenesis, but the role of ACC in melanogenesis remains unknown.
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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.
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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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