The major pigments found in the skin, hair, and eyes of humans and other animals are
melanins. Despite significant research efforts, the current understanding of the molecular …

Melanin is the main chromophore of the human iris. This pigment is considered to be the
most important factor that determines the color of the irides. Previous studies based mainly …

A comparative study of melanin and ommochrome-containing samples, isolated from the
black soldier fly (BSF) by enzymatic hydrolysis, alkaline and acid alcohol extraction or by …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether an age‐related increase in
photoreactivity of human retinal melanosomes (MS) can cause phototoxicity to retinal …

The effect of superoxide radicals on melanin destruction and degradation of melanosomes
isolated from cells of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of the human eye was studied. We …

Concentration and properties of free radicals in the burn wounds treated with propolis were
examined by the use of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Magnetic spin‐spin …

Paramagnetic complexes of DOPA–melanin with ciprofloxacin, lomefloxacin, norfloxacin
and sparfloxacin were studied by EPR spectroscopy. The aim of this work was to determine …

Eumelanin type pigments are synthesized at all the stages of the life cycle of the fly Hermetia
illucens: in the larvae, pre-pupae, pupae and adult flies (dead flies). The greatest content of …

Larva, prepupa (last instar larva), pupa, and an empty shell of pupa after hatching of the
black soldier fly Hermetia illucens contain eumelanin, an active synthesis of which is …

Insect cuticles (exuviae; cast skins) were examined for the first time by ESR spectroscopy for
the presence of stable free radicals, as found in melanins. All cuticles, except those from a …