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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 1997 The phytopathogenic fungi Magnaporthe grisea and Alternaria alternata produce melanin via the polyketide biosynthesis, and both fungi form melanized colonies. However, the site of melanin deposition and the role of melanin in pathogenicity differ between
Chie Kawamura +7 more
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Progress of Research on Melanin in Foods and Their Materials
Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022 Melanin in food and its raw materials has been widely studied in recent years. Each kind of melanin has many types, various formation mechanisms and complicated structures.
Yueqi SHENG, Wenbiao WU
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, 2020 Department of Chemical EngineeringLignin peroxidase is promising ingredient for skin whitening cosmetics because it is capable of oxidizing melanin with high redox potential.
Sung, Ho Joon
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Size Control and Fluorescence Labeling of Polydopamine Melanin-Mimetic Nanoparticles for Intracellular Imaging. [PDF]
, 2017 As synthetic analogs of the natural pigment melanin, polydopamine nanoparticles (NPs) are under active investigation as non-toxic anticancer photothermal agents and as free radical scavenging therapeutics.
Amin, Devang +3 more
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Phagosomal removal of fungal melanin reprograms macrophage metabolism to promote antifungal immunity
Nature Communications, 2020 In response to infection, macrophages adapt their metabolism rapidly to enhance glycolysis and fuel specialized antimicrobial effector functions. Here we show that fungal melanin is an essential molecule required for the metabolic rewiring of macrophages
S. Gonçalves +33 more
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Pigmented melanoma cell migration study on murine syngeneic B16F10 melanoma cells or tissue transplantation models [PDF]
, 2019 Melanoma is a lethal form of skin cancer with poor prognosis, especially due to the early metastatic feature. Recent studies have shown that the melanin pigment influences the nanomechanical properties and, therefore, the metastatic behavior of the ...
Buteică, Sandra Alice +5 more
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Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, 2022 Melanin is macromolecules which have been developed while oxidative polymerization of phenolic compounds. It has been found that the majority of marine organisms produce melanin pigment.
M I Sheefaa, Pitchiah Sivaperumal
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Evaluation of melanin-targeted radiotherapy in combination with radiosensitizing drugs for the treatment of melanoma [PDF]
, 2014 The incidence of malignant melanoma is rising faster than that of any other cancer in the United States. An [131I]-labeled benzamide - [131I]MIP-1145 - selectively targets melanin, reduces melanoma tumor burden and increases survival in preclinical ...
Babich, John +5 more
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017 Nanotechnology-mediated antioxidative therapy is emerging as a novel strategy for treating a myriad of important diseases through scavenging excessive reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), a mechanism critical in disease development and ...
Yanlan Liu +6 more
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Dowling-Degos Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2010 Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) is an unusual pigmentary disorder usually caused by mutations in keratin 5. A 44-year-old woman in good general health presented due to the recent appearance of numerous pigmented macules on her axillary and anogenital skin. A
Baran, Wojciech +3 more
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