… Black melanin-like pigments are produced by several neurotropic fungi, including
Cryptococcus neoformans. Pigment production is associated with virulence. In media containing …

… (iii) disruption of melanin by NaOCl, (iv) strain differences in melanin content after growth in
… in the melanin produced after growth in various substrates. Cryptococcus neoformans is an …

… Down-regulation of the afferent phase of T cell-mediated pulmonary in ammation and
immunity by a high melanin-producing strain of Cryptococcus neoformans. J Immunol 1995; 155: …

… , the agents of cryptococcosis, produced melanin-like pigments … Cryptococcus neoformans
within a 72-h incubation period; false-negative reactions can occur. Cryptococcus neoformans …

… These mutants produced melanin at 30C but not at 37C. One of … Melanin-lacking mutants of
Cryptococcus neoformans and … of catecholamines in Cryptococcus neoformans. J. Bacteriol. …

… A double mutant of Cryptococcus neoformans which lacked the ability to produce melanin
(… Cryptococcus neoformans produces infection in both human and animals. Any part of the …

… , we analyzed the effect of homogentisic acid on pigment production in C. neoformans,
since this substrate produces melanin pigment in a wide variety of organisms (9). Growth of C. …

… an alternative method for the production and indirect quantification of melanin in C. … differences
in melanin production were observed between C. neoformans sensu stricto (VNI), C. gattii …

… melanin production of C. neoformans as well as its susceptibility against antifungal agent. …
treatment of kojic acid inhibit melanin production and give a chance to reduce the virulence of …

… organisms, including C. neoformans, the unrelated L-DOPA-melanin production pathway is
… In this study, we aimed to determine new molecular components for melanin production in …