Melanin
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melanin-171-5877359
title:
Melanin
text:
Melanin is a family of biomolecules organized as oligomers or polymers, which among other functions provide the pigments of many organisms. Melanin pigments are produced in a specialized group of cells known as melanocytes. There are five basic types of melanin: eumelanin, pheomelanin, neuromelanin, allomelanin and pyomelanin. Eumelanin is produced through a multistage chemical process known as melanogenesis, where the oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine is followed by polymerization. Eumelanin
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Group of natural pigments found in most organisms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin
date created:
2002-04-27T04:47:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T08:49:46Z
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