Melanin

Radames J B Cordero; Arturo Casadevall

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.042

Melanin

Curr Biol. 2020 Feb 24;30(4):R142-R143. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.042.

Authors

Radames J B Cordero¹, Arturo Casadevall²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
² Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: acasade1@jhu.edu.

PMID: 32097632
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.042

Abstract

Melanins are a unique class of pigments found throughout the biosphere with a wide variety of functions, structures, and presentations. Cordero and Casadevall highlight the wide range of places melanins are found and the diverse functions they play in nature.

MeSH terms

Melanins* / biosynthesis
Melanins* / chemistry
Melanins* / physiology

Substances

Melanins