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Melanin complex of the fungusInonotus obliquus

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The fungusInonotus obliquus (Pers.) Pil. synthesized high-molecular-weight phenolic pigments that were assigned to melanins according to their physicochemical properties. It was shown that copper ions (0.008%), pyrocatechol (1.0 mM), and tyrosine (20.0 mM) stimulated melanogenesis. The production of melanin correlated with the synthesis ofo- andp-diphenoloxidases. The fungal melanin had strong antioxidant and genoprotective effects.

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    V. G. Babitskaya, V. V. Shcherba & N. V. Lkonnikova

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Babitskaya, V.G., Shcherba, V.V. & Lkonnikova, N.V. Melanin complex of the fungusInonotus obliquus . Appl Biochem Microbiol 36, 377–381 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02738046

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