Constitution of Melanin

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1947 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 159, pages 338-339 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: J, HARLEY-MASON; G R, CLEMO; J, WEISS;

doi: 10.1038/159338b0

pmid: 20340255

Constitution of Melanin

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Abstract

IT has been suggested recently1 that 5 : 6: 5â:6â-tetrahydroxy-indigo (I), or a quinone or semi-quinone derived from it, is an important constituent of melanin, the black pigment produced by the oxidation of tyrosine and 3 : 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine2.

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Keywords

Melanins, Humans

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