The Usefulness of 4‐Amino‐3‐hydroxyphenylalanine as a Specific Marker of Pheomelanin
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- 22 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Pigment Cell Research
- Vol. 15 (3) , 225-232
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0749.2002.02009.x
Abstract
Reductive hydrolysis of pheomelanin with hydriodic acid (HI) gives two aminohydroxyphenylalanine isomers, 4‐amino‐3‐hydroxyphenylalanine (`specific AHP') and 3‐amino‐4‐hydroxyphenylalanine (3‐aminoty...Keywords
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