Melanin is a secondary metabolite made up by complex heterogeneous polymers. Several
classes of fungal melanins have been described like γ-glutaminyl-3, 4-dihydroxy-benzene …

Fungi possess all kinds of melanins found in nature. These pigments are products of
polymerization of phenolic compounds. Phenolic precursors determine the polymerization …

Melanins provide fungi protection from environmental stressors, support their ecological
roles, and can confer virulence in pathogens. While the function, structure, and synthesis of …

For more than 40 years fungi have been known to produce pigments known as melanins.
Predominantly these have been dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA)-melanin and …

Melanins are complex black polymers of resonance stabilized cyclic subunits (including
indoles, phenols, hydroxynaphthalenes) and are notoriously intractable to chemical …

Melanins are ancient biological pigments found in all kingdoms of life. In fungi, their role in
microbial pathogenesis is well established; however, these complex biomolecules also …

Melanin Pigments of Fungi under Extreme Environmental Conditions (Review) Page 1 ISSN
0003 6838, Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 105–113. © …

Melanin is a secondary metabolite composed of complex heterogeneous polymers. Fungal
melanin is considered to be a sustainable and biodegradable natural pigment and has a …

Many fungal plant pathogens produce melanins that play direct or indirect roles in the
infection process. Destruction of the melanin or inhibition of its synthesis by biological …

Synthetic dyes are generally not safe for human health or the environment, leading to the
continuous search and growing demand for natural pigments that are considered safer …