Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an essential role in regulating various physiological
functions of living organisms. The intrinsic biochemical properties of ROS, which underlie …

Polydopamine (PDA) is the most typical kind of synthetic melanin, which possesses
interesting properties such as antioxidation, photoprotection, metal chelation, and energy …

Melanin is ubiquitous in living organisms across different biological kingdoms of life, making
it an important, natural biomaterial. Its presence in nature from microorganisms to higher …

The generic term “melanin “describes a black pigment of biological origin, although some
melanins can be brown or even yellow. The pigment is characterized as a heterogenic …

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) …

Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from
naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced …

Melanin possess radioprotective and scavenging properties, and its presence can affect the
behavior of melanoma cells, its surrounding environment and susceptibility to the therapy …

Melanin Pigments of Fungi under Extreme Environmental Conditions (Review) Page 1 ISSN
0003 6838, Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 105–113. © …

Activatable theranostics fight against diseases through the combination of diagnostic and
therapeutic moieties.[1] With the rapid development of biomedical imaging techniques …

Production of the microbial pigments is one of the emerging fields of research due to a
growing interest of the industry for safer products, easily degradable and eco-friendly. Fungi …