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Nature, 1947 IT has been suggested recently1 that 5 : 6: 5â:6â-tetrahydroxy-indigo (I), or a quinone or semi-quinone derived from it, is an important constituent of melanin, the black pigment produced by the oxidation of tyrosine and 3 : 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine2.
J, HARLEY-MASON, G R, CLEMO, J, WEISS
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BMC Genomics, 2022 Background Skin pigmentation is a broadly appearing phenomenon of most animals and humans in nature. Here we used a bird model to investigate why melanin spot deposits on the skin.
Hehe Liu +14 more
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Identification of Melanin in the Mantle of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, is widely distributed and is substantially important to shellfish cultivation. Oysters with melanin-colored shells and soft parts are increasingly popular and are of high economic value.
Yijing Han +10 more
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Advancement of 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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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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Microbial production of melanin and its various applications
World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2020 Melanins are natural biopolymers that are known to contribute to different biological processes and to protect organisms from adverse environmental conditions.
Anh N Tran-Ly +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Two-pore channel 2 (TPC2) resides in endolysosomal membranes but also in lysosome-related organelles such as the melanin producing melanosomes. Gain-of-function polymorphisms in hTPC2 are associated with decreased melanin production and blond hair color.
Ponsawan Netcharoensirisuk +14 more
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Interaction of Melanin with Metal Ions Modulates Their Cytotoxic Potential
Applied Magnetic Resonance, 2021 Melanin is one the most common biological pigments. In humans, specialized cells called melanocytes synthesize the pigment from tyrosine and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine via enzyme-catalyzed reactions and spontaneous processes.
T. Sarna, H. Swartz, A. Żądło
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Melanin Chemistry and Melanin Precursors in Melanoma
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1989 @@@
Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Shosuke Ito
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SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF TWO WATER-SOLUBLE MELANINS [PDF]
Biotechnologia ActaAim. The work was purposed to study the spectral properties of two types of water-soluble melanins to clarify the nature of the optical absorption and emission centers in them. Materials and methods.
V.M. Kravchenko +8 more
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