Characterization of melanin isolated from a dark septate endophyte (DSE), Exophiala pisciphila

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2483-2489

  Zhan, Fangdong ^a,b   He, Yongmei ^b   Zu, Yanqun ^b   Li, Tao ^a   Zhao, Zhiwei ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; DSE; Exophiala pisciphila; Identification; Melanin

Indexed keywords

3 ,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; DSE; EXOPHIALA PISCIPHILA; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; IN-VITRO; KOJIC ACID; MELANIN; SOLUBILITY PROPERTIES; TRICYCLAZOLE;

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); PURIFICATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

FREE RADICALS;

EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA PISCIPHILA;

EID: 80052849283     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0712-8     Document Type: Article

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