Overview: Comprehensive overview on the biological functions of melanins.Discusses biotechnological methods for the extraction, synthesis, and purification of melanins.Reviews current and future applications of.This book provides an up-to-date overview of the biological functions of melanins, their biotechnological production, and their industrial applications.. The melanins form a group of polymeric pigments found in most organisms. These natural products are generated by the oxidation of phenolic and indolic molecules yielding melanins, which include eumelanin, pheomelanin, pyomelanin, and t
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