Melanin is a common name for a group of biopolymers with the dominance of potential
applications in medical sciences, cosmeceutical, bioremediation, and bioelectronic …

Melanin is a biological pigment formed by indoles and phenolic compounds. It is widely
found in living organisms and has a variety of unique properties. Due to its diverse …

The production of black pigments in bacteria was discovered more than a century ago and
related to tyrosine metabolism. However, their diverse biological roles and the control of …

ABSTRACT The Gram-negative Shewanella bacterial genus currently includes about 70
species of mostly aquatic γ-proteobacteria, which were isolated around the globe in a …

Melanin as a natural pigment widely exists in animals, plants, fungi and bacteria. In vivo and
in vitro tests have proven that melanin has a variety of health-promoting effects, such as …

Pyomelanin is a brown-black phenolic polymer and results from the oxidation of
homogentisic acid (HGA) in the L-tyrosine pathway. As part of the research for natural and …

Ecological surveys observe coral “winners” and “losers” in global coral bleaching events.
However, the key contributors to holobiont tolerance and interactions between symbionts …

Thermophilic bacteria able to survive extreme temperature stress are of great
biotechnological interest due to their extracellular production of bioactive molecules as a …

An interdisciplinary review of the chemical literature that points to a unifying scenario for the
origin of life, referred to as the Primordial Multifunctional organic Entity (PriME) scenario, is …

Melanin is a widely distributed and striking dark-colored pigment produced by countless
living organisms. Although a wide range of bioactivities have been recognized, there are still …