Melanin, melanin" ghosts," and melanin composition in Cryptococcus neoformans

Y Wang, P Aisen, A Casadevall - Infection and immunity, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Melanin synthesis is associated with virulence for the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus
neoformans. Exposure of nonmelanized C. neoformans 4067 cells to 4 M guanidinium …

The research progress of melanin

JM Wang, AH Ao, CS Qiao, Y Zhong… - Advanced Materials …, 2011 - Trans Tech Publ
The sources of melanin and the sorts of melanin are introduced. New techniques for
extraction and analysis of natural melanin were introduced. New analytical techniques are …

Photo oxidation of tyrosine sensitized with chlorophyll derivatives

MS Ashkinazi, IA Dolidze, VA Yegorova - Biophysics, 1967 - elibrary.ru
Photo oxidation of tyrosine sensitized with chlorophyll derivatives КОРЗИНА ПОИСК
НАВИГАТОР СЕССИЯ КОНТАКТЫ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПУБЛИКАЦИИ eLIBRARY ID …

X-ray and Mössbauer investigation of ironcontaining melanosomes

MG Bridelli, A Deriu, AS Ito - Hyperfine Interactions, 1986 - Springer
Melanosomes from bovine eyes have been studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray
diffraction as a function of temperature and of degree of hydration. The partially disordered …

Electron transfer and photoprotective properties of melanins in solution

JM Menter, I Willis - Pigment cell research, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The polyquinoid nature of eumelanin (s) enables them to couple oxidation of electron
donors with the reduction of electron acceptors. We have studied the ability of synthetic …

Melanin formation in barley grain occurs within plastids of pericarp and husk cells

OY Shoeva, SR Mursalimov, NV Gracheva… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Melanins are a class of darkly pigmented biopolymers which are widely distributed among
living organisms. The molecular and cellular mechanisms adopted by bacteria, fungi and …

Light response of cultured melanophores of a freshwater teleost, Zacco temmincki

H Naora, T Iga - Cell structure and function, 1989 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Melanophores in the skin of the freshwater teleost Zacco temmincki are light sensitive:
Melanin granules, melanosomes, in the melanophores aggregate in darkness and disperse …

Production of Decolorizing Activity for Molasses Pigment by Coriolus versicolor Ps4a

I Aoshima, Y Tozawa, S Ohmomo… - … and biological chemistry, 1985 - academic.oup.com
The distribution of molasses pigment (melanoidin) decolorizing activity (MDA) was
investigated in various Basidiomycetes. MDA was only found in some genera of the white-rot …

The structure of melanins and melanogenesis—I: The structure of melanin in Sepia

M Piattelli, RA Nicolaus - Tetrahedron, 1961 - Elsevier
Melanin from Sepia officinalis is a natural polymer containing many carboxylic groups. It is
present in the ink sac of the animal as the Mg and Ca salt. Purified sepiomelanin is able to …

Photoreceptor pigment for blue light responses in Neurospora crassa

V Muñoz, S Brody, WL Butler - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 1974 - Elsevier
Irradiating the mycelium of Neurospora crassa with blue light causes the photoreduction of a
b-type cytochrome. The action spectrum for the photoreduction of the cytochrome b is similar …