Exploring the frontiers of synthetic eumelanin polymers by high-resolution matrix-assisted laser/desorption ionization mass spectrometry

Cyclic Structural Motifs in 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Polymerization Uncovered: Biomimetic Modular Buildup of a Unique Five-Membered Macrocycle

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Chemical and Structural Diversity in Eumelanins: Unexplored Bio-Optoelectronic Materials

(2009) Marco d'Ischia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lack of Visible Chromophore Development in the Pulse Radiolysis Oxidation of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic Acid Oligomers: DFT Investigation and Implications for Eumelanin Absorption Properties

(2009) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Disentangling Eumelanin “Black Chromophore”: Visible Absorption Changes As Signatures of Oxidation State- and Aggregation-Dependent Dynamic Interactions in a Model Water-Soluble 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Polymer

(2009) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Current challenges in understanding melanogenesis: bridging chemistry, biological control, morphology, and function

(2009) John D Simon et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

The supramolecular structure of melanin

(2009) Andrew A. R. Watt et al.   Soft Matter

Role of Ocular Melanin in Ophthalmic Physiology and Pathology

(2008) Dan-Ning Hu et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY