Melanin and novel melanin precursors from Aeromonas media

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-268

  Gibson, Lewis F ^a   George, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromonas media; Melanin; Melanin precursor

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MELANIN; PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROMONAS MEDIA;

EID: 0032458663     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00495-9     Document Type: Article

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