Fungal melanins represent a resource for important breakthroughs in industry and medicine,
but the characterization of their composition, synthesis, and structure is not well understood …

The production of melanin significantly enhances the virulence of many important human
pathogenic fungi. Despite fungal melanin's importance in human disease, as well as …

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

Melanin is a unique pigment with myriad functions that is found in all biological kingdoms. It
is multifunctional, providing defense against environmental stresses such as ultraviolet (UV) …

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 …

Melanins are ubiquitous pigments found in all kingdoms of life. Most organisms use them for
protection from environmental stress, although some fungi employ melanins as virulence …

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 …

Melanin, a naturally occurring pigment, is widely found in various living organisms and
possesses a range of functional properties and biological activities. The name “melanin” …

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 …