Polymerization of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid to melanin by the pmel 17/silver locus protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 180-188

  Chakraborty, A K ^a   Platt, J T ^a   Kim, K K ^a   Kwon, B S ^a   Bennett, D C ^a   Pawelek, J M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

5,6 dihydroxyindole 2 carboxylic acid polymerization; Melanogenesis; pmel 17; Silver protein

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIHYDROXY 2 INDOLECARBOXYLIC ACID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; SILVER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSECT; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029912354     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.t01-1-00180.x     Document Type: Article

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