Fungal melanins: a review
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (12) , 1115-1136
- https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-44-12-1115
Abstract
The relationship of polyketide melanogenesis molecular biology to that of nonmelanin-producing pathways in a wide range of fungi and other organisms is discussed. Analytical methods and fundamental properties of melanins are discussed and fungal melanin properties are compared with those of animal and bacterial melanins. The enzymatic degradation of melanins by lignin peroxidases is described.Key words: fungal melanin, polyketide melanin, DHN melanin, melanin degradation, melanin properties, melanin analysis.Keywords
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