Identification of 5,6-dimethoxyindolyl-2-carboxylic acid in melanotic urine
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- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 63 (4) , 340-343
- https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555563340343
Abstract
5,6-dimethoxyindolyl-2-carboxylic acid was identified in urine of patients with malignant melanoma by means of gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. Its presence supports the concept of the existence of an efficient methylating activity in melanoma tissue.Keywords
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