| Literature DB >> 955030 |
G Prota, H Rorsman, A M Rosengren, E Rosengren.
Abstract
The pigments in melanomas from 2 patients were studied with regard to solubility and chemical composition. Melanoma pigment from a patient with red-blonde hair was alkali-soluble and contained 9 or 10% sulfur and was thus of phaeomelanic type. Melanoma pigment from a patient with red-brown hair was insoluble in 0.2 N NaOH. Its sulfur content was 6%. This pigment was eumelanic with regard to solubility characteristics but the sulfur content was higher than previously observed for eumelanin.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 955030 DOI: 10.1007/BF01933916
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754