ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Recent Advances in Characterization of Melanin Pigments in Biological Samples.
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- From Monomers to Aggregates: The Influence of Redox State and Structure on the First Excited States of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Melanin Deposition and Screening of Melanogenesis-Related Differential RNAs and Construction of ceRNA Regulatory Network in Liancheng White Ducks.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- MelC tyrosinase-dependent enzymatic synthesis of functional melanins from phenolic monomers.Journal of biological engineering · 2026Article
- Dismantling darkness: interdisciplinary perspectives on melanin degradation.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Therapeutic Potential of Cysteine and Its Derivatives in Dermatology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- "Functional profiling and computational optimization of production of extracellular melanin from endophytic Pseudomonas plecoglossicida SSSK-2 isolated from Neolamarckia cadamba".International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- Mechanistic Insights into Tyrosinase-Catalyzed Metabolism of Hydroquinone: Implications for the Etiology of Exogenous Ochronosis and Cytotoxicity to Melanocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- From melanogenesis to melanin technologies.Communications chemistry · 2025Review
- Engineered probiotic alleviates ulcerative colitis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization via glycolytic reprogramming.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2025Article
- Sustainable Production and Characterization of Eumelanin from Organically CultivatedInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Photothermal Release by Melanin-like Nanoparticles: Biomedical Applications.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Review
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- The Invisible Fraction within Melanin Capable of Absorbing UV Light and with Fluorescent Properties: Is It Lacking Consideration?International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The biochemistry of melanogenesis: an insight into the function and mechanism of melanogenesis-related proteins.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
The melanin pigments eumelanin (EM) and pheomelanin (PM), which are dark brown to black and yellow to reddish-brown, respectively, are widely found among vertebrates. They are produced in melanocytes in the epidermis, hair follicles, the choroid, the iris, the inner ear, and other tissues. The diversity of colors in animals is mainly caused by the quantity and quality of their melanin, such as by the ratios of EM versus PM. We have developed micro-analytical methods to simultaneously measure EM and PM and used these to study the biochemical and genetic fundamentals of pigmentation. The photoreactivity of melanin has become a major focus of research because of the postulated relevance of EM and PM for the risk of UVA-induced melanoma. Our biochemical methods have found application in many clinical studies on genetic conditions associated with alterations in pigmentation. Recently, besides chemical degradative methods, other methods have been developed for the characterization of melanin, and these are also discussed here.
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