Characterization of melanin pigment produced by Aspergillus nidulans

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1467-1474

  Goncalves R C R ^a   Lisboa, H C F ^b   Pombeiro Sponchiado, S R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; DOPA melanin; Infrared and ultraviolet spectra; Tricyclazole; Tropolone

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DOPA-MELANIN; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; IR-SPECTRA; MELANIN PIGMENTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PIGMENT PRODUCTION; TRICYCLAZOLE; TROPOLONE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ASPERGILLUS;

DOPA; MELANIN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; METABOLISM; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; MELANINS; NITROGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

ASCOMYCOTA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 84859267294     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0948-3     Document Type: Article

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