Melanin

• अन्य लेखक: Blumenberg, Miroslav (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: IntechOpen 2017
• विषय: Medical microbiology & virology; fungi, melanoma, imaging, free radicals, pet, industrial applications
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The word melanin refers to dark natural pigments produced by the oxidative degradation of tyrosine, catalyzed by tyrosinase, and polymerized into insoluble granular substance. The main function of melanin is to protect from harmful agents, primarily UV radiation, but also from oxidation, heavy metal...