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Melanin-based plumage coloration and melanin content in organs in the barn owl
Although the evolutionary ecology of melanin pigments and melanin-based coloration has been studied in great details, particularly in birds, little...
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Antimicrobial Activity of Melanin Isolated from Wine Waste
Melanins have immense application potential in the fields of agriculture, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. To determine the antimicrobial...
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Melanin biopolymers from microbial world with future perspectives—a review
Melanin is an amorphous polymer made of heterogeneous functional groups synthesized by diverse organisms including fungi, bacteria, animals, and...
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Measuring Laccase Activity and Melanin Production in Cryptococcus neoformans
Melanin is a complex dark pigment synthetized by the phenoloxidase enzyme laccase in Cryptococcus neoformans. In vitro, this enzyme oxidizes...
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Production improvement and photoprotection of melanin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis
In our previous research, we constructed a Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) (Bacillales: Bacillaceae; Bt) strain (BMB171Δ hmgA ), in which the loss of...
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cAMP-Mediated CREM-MITF-TYR Axis Regulates Melanin Synthesis in Pacific Oysters
Colorful shells in bivalves are mostly caused by the presence of biological pigments, among which melanin is a key component in the formation of...
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Microbial cell factories for melanin production: progress and opportunities for industrial production
Melanins are ubiquitous pigments distributed throughout the biosphere in different forms and structures based on the substrate (phenolic and indolic)...
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Isolation of Chitosan-Melanin Complex from Black Soldier Fly Adults and Obtaining Nanofibrous Materials Based on It
AbstractThe article presents the results of studying the viscosity of chitosan-melanin complex solutions from the insect Hermetia illucens and the...
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Melanin depletion affects Aspergillus flavus conidial surface proteins, architecture, and virulence
AbstractMelanin is an Aspergillus flavus cell wall component that provides chemical and physical protection to the organism. However, the molecular...
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Opsin 3 mediates UVA-induced keratinocyte supranuclear melanin cap formation
Solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation-induced DNA damage is a major risk factor for skin cancer development. UV-induced redistribution of melanin near...
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CRISPR-clear imaging of melanin-rich B16-derived solid tumors
Tissue clearing combined with deep imaging has emerged as a powerful technology to expand classical histological techniques. Current techniques have...
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Melanin of fungi: from classification to application
Melanin is a secondary metabolite composed of complex heterogeneous polymers. Fungal melanin is considered to be a sustainable and biodegradable...
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Examination of wnt signaling mediated melanin transport and shell color formation in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
Mollusca exhibit remarkable diversity in shell coloration, attributed to the presence of melanin, a widely distributed pigment with various essential...
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Transcriptomic and Physiological Analysis Reveal Melanin Synthesis-Related Genes and Pathways in Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
Shell color is one of the shell traits of molluscs, which has been regarded as an economic trait in some bivalves. Pacific oysters ( Crassostrea gigas )...
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Melanin Production by the Medicinal Mushroom Inonotus obliquus F-1375 in Submerged Liquid Cultivation and its Antiretroviral Properties
We have explored the effect of a new strain of the mushroom Inonotus obliquus (Ach.:Pers.) Pilat ( Basidiomycota ) F-1375 on melanin production in a...
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Humicolopsis cephalosporioides synthesizes DHN-melanin in its chlamydospores
Humicolopsis cephalosporioides is a soil fungus that is associated with Nothofagus forests in South America. The aim of this study was to analyze the...
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Purification, characterization, and biological activities of melanin pigment isolated from Indian squid Uroteuthis duvaucelii
Melanin is a natural pigment present in plants, animals, humans, and pigment-producing bacteria. Due to their biocompatibility and versatile...
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Melanin precursors mediated adaption to temperature changes in fungus and animal via inhibition of lipid-mediated ferroptosis
The discovery of biological activities of natural products plays a vital part in drug development. The mechanism by which organisms respond to...
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Effects of Dietary Cystine and Tyrosine Supplementation on Melanin Synthesis in the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
Melanogenesis is a multistep process to produce melanin for dark pigmentation in skin coloration. Previous studies in vertebrates demonstrated that...
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Ssc-mir-221-3p regulates melanin production in **ang pigs melanocytes by targeting the TYRP1 gene
BackgroundMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by down-regulating it. Several studies have suggested...
