| Literature DB >> 10994193 |
V G Babitskaia1, V V Shcherba, N V Ikonnikova.
Abstract
The fungus Inonotus obliquus (Pers.) Pil. synthesised high-molecular-weight phenolic pigments that were assigned to melanins according to their physicochemical properties. It was showed that copper ions (0.008%), pyrocatechol (1.0 mM), and tyrosine (20.0 mM) stimulated the melanogenesis. The production of melanin correlated with the synthesis of o- and p-diphenoloxidases. The fungal melanin had strong antioxidant and genoprotective effects.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10994193
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol ISSN： 0555-1099