The Role of L-DOPA on Melanization and Mycelial Production in Malassezia Furfur

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Youngchim, Sirida ^a   Nosanchuk, Joshua D ^b   Pornsuwan, Soraya ^c   Kajiwara, Susumu ^d   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MELANIN; MELANIN BINDING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MELANOGENESIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TINEA VERSICOLOR; YEAST CELL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DERMATOMYCOSES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALASSEZIA; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MYCELIUM; PYRONES; SKIN;

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR;

EID: 84878762102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063764     Document Type: Article

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