Melanosomal proteins promote melanin polymerization

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 442-448

  Wagh, Sushama ^a   Ramaiah, Abburi ^b   Subramanian, Raghupathi ^a,b   Govindarajan, Raman ^a  

^a Hindustan Lever Limited   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alkalinemicroenvironment; Melaninmonomers; Melanosomal pH; Non enzymatic polymerization

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; DOWEX; LYSOZYME; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; RESIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MELANOSOME; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, DEAE-CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MELANOSOMES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MURAMIDASE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTEIN BINDING; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SERUM ALBUMIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0034496342     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2000.130606.x     Document Type: Article

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