ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023
Rapid, high-titer biosynthesis of melanin using the marine bacterium
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- Genetic, structural, and functional characterization of allomelanin from black yeast Exophiala viscosa, a chassis for fungal melanin production.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- The Orthovanadate-Catalyzed Formation of a Thermally Inert and Low-Redox-Potential Melanin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Melanin is one of the most abundant natural biomolecules on Earth. These macromolecular biopolymers display several unique physical and chemical properties and have garnered interest as biomaterials for various commercial and industrial applications. To this end, extensive research has gone into refining methods for the synthesis and extraction of melanin from natural and recombinant sources. In this study, we developed and refined a procedure using a recombinant microbial system for the biosynthesis of melanin using the tyrosinase enzyme Tyr1 and tyrosine as a substrate. Using the emergent microbial chassis organisms
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