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Fungal melanins that deteriorate paper cultural heritage: An overview

Mycologia, 2020
Paper-based works of art and documents of cultural importance kept in museums and libraries can show notorious signs of deterioration, including foxing stains, caused by fungal colonization.
D. S. Nitiu, A. C. Mallo, M. Saparrat
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Identification of Common Resonant Lines in the EPR Spectra of Melanins.

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2019
Melanins are natural pigments with promising bioelectronic applications. Among their unique properties, the existence of a persistent paramagnetic signal can be considered one of the most intriguing and controversial features.
J. V. Paulin, A. Batagin‐Neto, C. Graeff   +2 more
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Biosynthesis and Functions of Fungal Melanins

, 1986
Melanins are dark-brown to black pigments found in animals, plants, and microorganisms. These pigments are not essential for growth and develop­ ment, but rather they enhance the survival and competitive abilities of species in certain environments.
A. A. Bell, M. Wheeler
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Fungal melanins : a review

, 1998
The relationship of polyketide melanogenesis molecular biology to that of nonmelanin-producing pathways in a wide range of fungi and other organisms is discussed.
M. Butler, A. W. Day
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Gaseous adsorption in melanins: hydrophilic biomacromolecules with high electrical conductivities.

Langmuir, 2010
The melanins are an important class of multifunctional biomacromolecules that possess a number of intriguing physical and chemical properties including electrical and photoconductivity.
A. Mostert, Karl J. P. Davy, Jeremy L. Ruggles, B. Powell, I. Gentle, P. Meredith   +5 more
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The role of melanins in melanotic fungi for pathogenesis and environmental survival

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020
Helene C. Eisenman, Edyta M. Greer, Carolyn W. McGrail   +2 more
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THE DARK SIDE OF THE MYCELIUM: Melanins of Phytopathogenic Fungi.

Annual Review of Phytopathology, 1999
Melanins are darkly pigmented polymers that protect organisms against environmental stress. Even when not directly involved in pathogenesis, fungal melanin is likely required by melanizing phytopathogens for survival in the environment.
J. Henson, M. Butler, A. W. Day
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Thermooxidative Stabilization of Polymers Using Natural and Synthetic Melanins

, 2011
Melanin is a biopolymer well-known for its intriguing chemical structure and physiological functions including photoprotection, radical scavenging, and metal-ion chelation. Although it has a suite of properties not common to many known organic materials,
K. Shanmuganathan, J. Cho, P. Iyer, S. Baranowitz, Christopher J. Ellison   +4 more
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Applications of Natural and Synthetic Melanins as Biosorbents and Adhesive Coatings

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 2020
SeoA. Park, Changgu Lee, Jechan Lee, Seungho Jung, Kwon‐Young Choi   +4 more
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Melanins and Melanosomes: Biosynthesis, Biogenesis, Physiological, and Pathological Functions

, 2011
Preface The History of Melanosome Research (Jan Borovansky) Classical and non-classical melanocytes in vertebrates (Sophie Colombo, Irina Berlin, Veronique Delmas, and Lionel Larue) The Biological Chemistry of ortho-Quinones (Patrick A.
J. Borovanský, P. Riley
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