Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis

Signal evolution and morphological complexity in hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae )

(2020) Chad M. Eliason et al.   EVOLUTION

Relation between Local Structure, Electric Dipole, and Charge Carrier Dynamics in DHICA Melanin: A Model for Biocompatible Semiconductors

(2020) Micaela Matta et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Melanin‐Like Nanomaterials for Advanced Biomedical Applications: A Versatile Platform with Extraordinary Promise

(2020) Heng Liu et al.   Advanced Science

Heterologous production of pyomelanin biopolymer using 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase isolated from Ralstonia pickettii in Escherichia coli

(2020) Dahee Seo et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Self-Assembly of Allomelanin Dimers and the Impact of Poly(ethylene glycol) on the Assembly: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

(2020) Utkarsh Kapoor et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Selenomelanin: An Abiotic Selenium Analogue of Pheomelanin

(2020) Wei Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bioinspired Melanin‐Based Optically Active Materials

(2020) Ming Xiao et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Brain tyrosinase overexpression implicates age-dependent neuromelanin production in Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis

(2019) Iria Carballo-Carbajal et al.   Nature Communications

A Robust Fungal Allomelanin Mimic: An Antioxidant and Potent π‐Electron Donor with Free‐Radical Properties that can be Tuned by Ionic Liquids

(2019) Paola Manini et al.   ChemPlusChem

Pheomelanin pigment remnants mapped in fossils of an extinct mammal

(2019) Phillip L. Manning et al.   Nature Communications

Artificial Allomelanin Nanoparticles

(2019) Xuhao Zhou et al.   ACS Nano

Characterization of a non‐toxic pyomelanin pigment produced by the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

(2019) Imen Ben Tahar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Microbial melanin physiology under stress conditions and gamma radiation protection studies

(2019) Heba A. El-Bialy et al.   RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

Natural Eumelanin and Its Derivatives as Multifunctional Materials for Bioinspired Applications: A Review

(2019) Wanjie Xie et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Melanin biopolymers: tailoring chemical complexity for materials design

(2019) Marco d'Ischia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Melanin Produced by the Fast-Growing Marine Bacterium Vibrio natriegens through Heterologous Biosynthesis: Characterization and Application

(2019) Zheng Wang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Polydopamine Surface Chemistry: A Decade of Discovery

(2018) Ji Hyun Ryu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Origins of Photodamage in Pheomelanin Constituents: Photochemistry of 4-Hydroxybenzothiazole

(2018) Tolga N. V. Karsili et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Elucidation of the hierarchical structure of natural eumelanins

(2018) Ming Xiao et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Enzymatic film formation of nature-derived phenolic amines

(2018) Ji Yup Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Unexpected impact of esterification on the antioxidant activity and (photo)stability of a eumelanin from 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid

(2018) Raffaella Micillo et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Raman spectroscopy quantification of eumelanin subunits in natural unaltered pigments

(2018) Ismael Galván et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Melanin Precursor Influence on Structural Colors from Artificial Melanin Particles: PolyDOPA, Polydopamine, and Polynorepinephrine

(2018) Takeshi Iwasaki et al.   LANGMUIR

Progressive fuzzy cation-π assembly of biological catecholamines

(2018) Seonki Hong et al.   Science Advances

Melanosomes: Biogenesis, Properties, and Evolution of an Ancient Organelle

(2018) Liliana D’Alba et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Pyomelanin production: Insights into the incomplete aerobic l-phenylalanine catabolism of a photosynthetic bacterium, Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus JA2

(2018) Lakshmi Prasuna Mekala et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Melanin is effective in protecting fast and slow growing fungi from various types of ionizing radiation

(2017) Claudia Pacelli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Replacing Nitrogen by Sulfur: From Structurally Disordered Eumelanins to Regioregular Thiomelanin Polymers

(2017) Mariagrazia Iacomino et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Antimicrobial activity of eumelanin-based hybrids: The role of TiO 2 in modulating the structure and biological performance

(2017) Giuseppe Vitiello et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Neuromelanin, one of the most overlooked molecules in modern medicine, is not a spectator

(2017) RobertL Haining et al.   Neural Regeneration Research

Pheomelanogenesis is promoted at a weakly acidic pH

(2017) Kazumasa Wakamatsu et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

An electrochemical study of natural and chemically controlled eumelanin

(2017) Ri Xu et al.   APL Materials

Bioinspired Artificial Melanosomes As Colorimetric Indicators of Oxygen Exposure

(2016) Cicely Shillingford et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bioinspired Functionalized Melanin Nanovariants with a Range of Properties Provide Effective Color Matched Photoprotection in Skin

(2016) Manika Vij et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Surface-Functionalization of Nanostructured Cellulose Aerogels by Solid State Eumelanin Coating

(2016) Lucia Panzella et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Artificial pheomelanin nanoparticles and their photo-sensitization properties

(2016) Jung Pyo et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Theoretical insights into the photo-protective mechanisms of natural biological sunscreens: building blocks of eumelanin and pheomelanin

(2016) Barbara Marchetti et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Structural characterization of allomelanin from black oat

(2016) Mónika Varga et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Roles of reactive oxygen species in UVA-induced oxidation of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid-melanin as studied by differential spectrophotometric method

(2016) Shosuke Ito et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Photoprotectionversusphotodamage: updating an old but still unsolved controversy about melanin

(2016) F Solano   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Mass Spectrometric and Spectrophotometric Analyses Reveal an Alternative Structure and a New Formation Mechanism for Melanin

(2015) Yuanjiao Li et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Protonic and Electronic Transport in Hydrated Thin Films of the Pigment Eumelanin

(2015) Julia Wünsche et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Isolation and characterization of a melanin from Rhizoctonia solani, the causal agent of rice sheath blight

(2015) Jianyi Chen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Fungal Melanin: What do We Know About Structure?

(2015) Joshua D. Nosanchuk et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Supplementing π-systems: eumelanin and graphene-like integration towards highly conductive materials for the mammalian cell culture bio-interface

(2015) Valentina Gargiulo et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Titania as a driving agent for DHICA polymerization: a novel strategy for the design of bioinspired antimicrobial nanomaterials

(2015) Giuseppe Vitiello et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure–Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy

(2014) Marco d’Ischia et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Superior Photoprotective Motifs and Mechanisms in Eumelanins Uncovered

(2014) Alice Corani et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

MC1R, Eumelanin and Pheomelanin: Their Role in Determining the Susceptibility to Skin Cancer

(2014) Tahseen H. Nasti et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY

Singlet Molecular Oxygen Generation by Light-Activated DHN-Melanin of the Fungal Pathogen Mycosphaerella fijiensis in Black Sigatoka Disease of Bananas

(2014) Miguel J. Beltrán-García et al.   PLoS One

Selenium-Containing Polymers: Promising Biomaterials for Controlled Release and Enzyme Mimics

(2013) Huaping Xu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Atypical Structural and π-Electron Features of a Melanin Polymer That Lead to Superior Free-Radical-Scavenging Properties

(2013) Lucia Panzella et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Stability of polydopamine and poly(DOPA) melanin-like films on the surface of polymer membranes under strongly acidic and alkaline conditions

(2013) Houliang Wei et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Hydration-Controlled X-Band EPR Spectroscopy: A Tool for Unravelling the Complexities of the Solid-State Free Radical in Eumelanin

(2013) A. Bernardus Mostert et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Neutral pH and copper ions promote eumelanogenesis after the dopachrome stage

(2013) Shosuke Ito et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Vibrational characterization of pheomelanin and trichochrome F by Raman spectroscopy

(2013) Ismael Galván et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY

Aspergillus fumigatus melanins: interference with the host endocytosis pathway and impact on virulence

(2013) Thorsten Heinekamp et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Red Hair Benzothiazines and Benzothiazoles: Mutation-Inspired Chemistry in the Quest for Functionality

(2012) Alessandra Napolitano et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Non-Covalent Self-Assembly and Covalent Polymerization Co-Contribute to Polydopamine Formation

(2012) Seonki Hong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High-performance liquid chromatography estimation of cross-linking of dihydroxyindole moiety in eumelanin

(2012) Shosuke Ito et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Using Solid-State NMR To Monitor the Molecular Consequences of Cryptococcus neoformans Melanization with Different Catecholamine Precursors

(2012) Subhasish Chatterjee et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Probing the Motional Behavior of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: New Insights into the Pigment Properties

(2012) Pierre Thureau et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Towards the development of a novel bioinspired functional material: Synthesis and characterization of hybrid TiO2/DHICA-melanin nanoparticles

(2012) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Intermolecular π-Electron Perturbations Generate Extrinsic Visible Contributions to Eumelanin Black Chromophore in Model Polymers with Interrupted Interring Conjugation

(2012) Laura Ascione et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY

Biosynthetic pathway to neuromelanin and its aging process

(2012) Kazumasa Wakamatsu et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Synthesis and assembly of fungal melanin

(2011) Helene C. Eisenman et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bioinspired Polymerization of Dopamine to Generate Melanin-Like Nanoparticles Having an Excellent Free-Radical-Scavenging Property

(2011) Kuk-Youn Ju et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

A melanin-inspired pro-oxidant system for dopa(mine) polymerization: mimicking the natural casing process

(2011) Giorgia Greco et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Pyomelanin Formation in Aspergillus fumigatus Requires HmgX and the Transcriptional Activator HmgR but Is Dispensable for Virulence

(2011) Sophia Keller et al.   PLoS One

The Red and the Black

(2010) John D. Simon et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Melanin-Covered Nanoparticles for Protection of Bone Marrow During Radiation Therapy of Cancer

(2010) Andrew D. Schweitzer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS

Bird population declines due to radiation exposure at Chernobyl are stronger in species with pheomelanin-based coloration

(2010) Ismael Galván et al.   OECOLOGIA

Zinc-induced Structural Effects Enhance Oxygen Consumption and Superoxide Generation in Synthetic Pheomelanins on UVA/Visible Light Irradiation†

(2010) Lucia Panzella et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY

Melanin is an essential component for the integrity of the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

(2009) Marc Pihet et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Electron paramagnetic resonance as a unique tool for skin and hair research

(2009) Przemyslaw M. Plonka   EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY

The role of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase in enhancement of solid-phase electron transfer by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

(2009) Charles E. Turick et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Physico-Chemical Evaluation of Rationally Designed Melanins as Novel Nature-Inspired Radioprotectors

(2009) Andrew D. Schweitzer et al.   PLoS One

Production of Pyomelanin, a Second Type of Melanin, via the Tyrosine Degradation Pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus

(2008) J. Schmaler-Ripcke et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The "Benzothiazine" Chromophore of Pheomelanins: A Reassessment

(2007) Alessandra Napolitano et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY