Determination of melanin synthetic pathways

J Invest Dermatol. 2011 Nov 17;131(E1):E8-E11. doi: 10.1038/skinbio.2011.4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzoquinones / metabolism
  • Cysteine / metabolism
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / analogs & derivatives
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Melanins / metabolism*
  • Melanocytes / metabolism*
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*

Substances

  • Benzoquinones
  • Melanins
  • pheomelanin
  • eumelanin
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine
  • dopaquinone
  • Monophenol Monooxygenase
  • Cysteine