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Melanin, melanin "ghosts," and melanin composition in Cryptococcus neoformans [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1996 Melanin synthesis is associated with virulence for the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Exposure of nonmelanized C. neoformans 4067 cells to 4 M guanidinium isothiocyanate followed by 6 M HCl at 100 degrees C resulted in complete solubilization of cellular structures. However, exposure of melanized C.
Y, Wang, P, Aisen, A, Casadevall
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Molecules, 2022 We report herein an optimized procedure for preparation of carboxamides of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA), the main biosynthetic precursor of the skin photoprotective agents melanins, to get access to pigments with more favorable ...
Rita Argenziano +3 more
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Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2023 Introduction. Influenza A virus is the cause of epidemics and pandemics that severely affect the health and socioeconomic status of the world's population.
Ekaterina I. Filippova +5 more
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Antioxidants, 2020 Eumelanins, the dark variant of skin pigments, are endowed with a remarkable antioxidant activity and well-recognized photoprotective properties that have been ascribed to pigment components derived from the biosynthetic precursor 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2 ...
Davide Liberti +4 more
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Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 RPE65, an abundant membrane-associated protein present in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), is a vital retinoid isomerase necessary for regenerating 11-cis-retinaldehyde from all-trans retinol in the visual cycle.
Mirjana Bjeloš +4 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Natural colorants, mostly of plant and fungal origins, offer advantages over chemically synthetic colorants in terms of alleviating environmental pollution and promoting human health.
Lan Lin, Tong Zhang, Jianping Xu
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Production of Melanins With Recombinant Microorganisms
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019 The melanins constitute a diverse group of natural products found in most organisms, having functions related to protection against chemical and physical stresses.
Luz María Martínez +2 more
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Incontinentia Pigmenti: A Rare Genodermatosis in a Male Child [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Incontinentia pigmenti is rare X-linked dominant disorder. There is no consistent expression of Incontinetia pigmenti in female child, but in male child, they always lead to death in utero.
Dinesh Kumar Narayana Swamy +3 more
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Melanisation in Boreal Lichens Is Accompanied by Variable Changes in Non-Photochemical Quenching
Plants, 2022 Lichens often grow in microhabitats where they absorb more light than they can use for fixing carbon, and this excess energy can cause the formation of harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Nqobile Truelove Ndhlovu +3 more
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Chaga extracts and melanins after plasma treatment of raw material
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки, 2019 The extracts and melanins of chaga (Inonotus obliquus (Pers.) Pil.) obtained by raw material pretreatment with high-frequency capacitive low-pressure plasma (RF-plasma) under different technological conditions were studied.
O.Yu. Kuznetsova +3 more
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