Biosynthesis and functions of a melanoid pigment produced by species of the sporothrix complex in the presence of L-Tyrosine

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 8623-8630

  Almeida Paes, Rodrigo ^a   Frases, Susana ^b,d   de Sousa Araújo, Glauber ^b,d   Evangelista de Oliveira, Manoel Marques ^a   Gerfen, Gary J ^c   Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^c   Zancopé Oliveira, Rosely Maria ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM; DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENES; ETIOLOGICAL AGENT; FUNGAL CELLS; L-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; L-TYROSINE; LATIN AMERICA; MUTANT STRAIN; NEGATIVE CHARGE; PIGMENT PRODUCTION; SULCOTRIONE; SUPERNATANTS; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WILD TYPES; YEAST CELL;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; DRUG PRODUCTS; METABOLISM; YEAST;

AMINO ACIDS;

1,8 DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE MELANIN; 1,8-DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE MELANIN; MELANIN; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PIGMENT; PYOMELANIN; TYROSINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

CATABOLISM; ETIOLOGY; FUNGUS; PIGMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MELANINS; NAPHTHOLS; OXIDANTS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

LATIN AMERICA;

FUNGI; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 84870981887     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02414-12     Document Type: Article

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