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melanin metabolic process

Known as: melanin metabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are… 
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2017
2017
Suppression of Laccase 2 severely impairs cuticle tanning and pathogen resistance during the pupal metamorphosis of Anopheles sinensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
BackgroundPhenol oxidases (POs) catalyze the oxidation of dopa and dopamine to melanin, which is crucial for cuticle formation… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
The signaling involved in autophagy machinery in keratinocytes and therapeutic approaches for skin diseases
Autophagy is responsible for the lysosomal degradation of proteins, organelles, microorganisms and exogenous particles. Epidermis… 
2012
2012
Activation of autophagic programmed cell death and innate immune gene expression reveals immuno-competence of integumental epithelium in Bombyx mori infected by a dipteran parasitoid
In insects, the integument forms the primary barrier between the environment and internal milieu, but cellular and immune… 
2004
2004
Catechol-O-methyltransferase in vitiligo
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is involved in the metabolism of neurotransmitters such as epinephrine, norepinephrine and… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization and implications of estrogenic down-regulation of human catechol-O-methyltransferase gene transcription.
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT, EC 2.1.1.6) is a ubiquitous enzyme that is crucial to the metabolism of carcinogenic… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Characterization of melanins in human irides and cultured uveal melanocytes from eyes of different colors.
The presence of eumelanin and pheomelanin in irides from eyes of various colors was determined and quantified by a highly… 
1994
1994
O-methylation of L-dopa in melanin metabolism and the presence of catechol-O-methyltransferase in melanocytes.
O-Methylation of L-dopa was investigated as a possible regulatory mechanism in melanin metabolism. The methylation product of L… 
1990
1990
Determination of catechol O-methyltransferase activity in relation to melanin metabolism using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection.
1982
1982
Ultrastructural, histochemical and biochemical studies of the melanin metabolism in pallid mouse eye.
In an attempt to determine the factors involved in ocular pigment variation, the eyes of pallid mice (c57BL/6J-Pa/Pa), and those… 
Review
1973
Review
1973
Genetic control of melanin metabolism within the melanin unit of mammalian epidermis.
  • W. C. Quevedo
  • The Journal of investigative dermatology
  • 1973
  • Corpus ID: 40919792
In mammalian epidermis, the synthesis of mel­ anin within melanosomes, the specialized granu­ lar cytoplasmic organelles of… 
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