Insects synthesize pheomelanin

Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2015 Sep;28(5):599-602. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12397.

Authors

Ismael Galván¹, Alberto Jorge², Pim Edelaar³, Kazumasa Wakamatsu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Doñana Biological Station-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain.
² National Museum of Natural Sciences-CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
³ Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.

PMID: 26176957
DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12397

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Dihydroxyphenylalanine / chemistry
Dopamine / chemistry
Grasshoppers*
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry
Hydrolysis
Melanins / biosynthesis*
Melanins / chemistry
Microscopy, Confocal
Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

Melanins
neuromelanin
pheomelanin
eumelanin
Dihydroxyphenylalanine
Hydrogen Peroxide
Dopamine