Human melanin is synthesized in melanosomes located in melanocytes of the skin, hair, eyes, and leptomeninges. Melanin not only determines skin color, but also protects the skin from UV damage by absorbing UV light. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the biosynthesis, functions and health effects of melanin. Topics include melanogenesis and natural hypopigmentation agents; fungal melanins; the coat color genes that regulate eumelanin and pheomelanin synthesis in melanocytes; the role of melanin production in gaeumannomyces graminis infection of cereal plants and the occurrence and function of melanic pigmentation in ectothermic vertebrates.
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Format PDF ● Pages 265 ● ISBN 9781619420199 ● Editor Xiao-Peng Ma & Xiao-Xiao Sun ● Publisher Nova Science Publishers ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7220348 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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