Melanins are a class of natural pigments associated with a wide range of biological
functions, including microbial virulence, energy transduction, and protection against solar …

Melanin pigments protect against both ionizing radiation and free radicals and have
potential soil remediation capabilities. Eumelanins produced by pathogenic Cryptococcus …

Melanins are enigmatic pigments found in all biological kingdoms that are associated with a
variety of functions, including microbial virulence. Despite being ubiquitous in nature …

Melanins serve a variety of protective functions in plants and animals, but in fungi such as
Cryptococcus neoformans they are also associated with virulence. A recently developed …

A primary virulence-associated trait of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
neoformans is the production of melanin pigments that are deposited into the cell wall and …

Melanins are synthesized macromolecules that are found in all biological kingdoms. These
pigments have a myriad of roles that range from microbial virulence to key components of …

Melanization is a property that is shared among several human pathogenic fungi, whereas
encapsulation is a property unique to Cryptococcus neoformans. Focusing on C …

Cryptococcus neoformans is unusual among melanotic fungi in that it requires an
exogenous supply of precursor to synthesize melanin. C. neoformans melanizes during …

Melanin is a major virulence factor in pathogenic fungi that enhances the ability of fungal
cells to resist immune clearance. Cryptococcus neoformans is an important human …

Natural brown–black eumelanin pigments confer structural coloration in animals and
potently block ionizing radiation and antifungal drugs. These functions also make them …