Fungal melanins: A review

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1115-1136

  Butler, M J ^a   Day, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DHN melanin; Fungal melanin; Melanin analysis; Melanin degradation; Melanin properties; Polyketide melanin

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL; DOPA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYDROLYASE; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; MELANIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYKETIDE; SYNTHETASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AGARICALES; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; MELANOGENESIS; METAL BINDING; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

AGARICALES; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0032447022     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-119     Document Type: Review

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