Abstract：
:Melanin is an important phenolic skin pigment found throughout the animal kingdom. Tyrosine and its hydroxylated product dopa provide the starting material for melanin biosynthesis in all animals. Through a set of well-established reactions, they are converted to 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI) and DHI-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA). Oxidative polymerization of these two indoles produces the brown to black eumelanin pigment. The steps associated with these transformations are complicated by the extreme instability of the starting materials and the transient and highly reactive nature of the intermediates. We have used mass spectral studies to explore the nonenzymatic mechanism of oxidative transformation of DHI in water. Our results indicate the facile production of not only dimeric and trimeric products but also higher oligomeric forms of DHI upon exposure to air in solution, even under nonenzymatic conditions. Such instantaneous polymerization of DHI avoids toxicity to self-matter and ensures the much-needed deposition of melanin at (a) the wound site and (b) the infection site in arthropods. The rapid deposition of DHI melanin is advantageous for arthropods given their open circulatory system; the process limits blood loss during wounding and prevents the spread of parasites by encapsulating them in melanin, limiting the damage.
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Int J Mol Scijournal_title
International journal of molecular sciencesauthors
Sugumaran M,Evans J,Ito S,Wakamatsu Kdoi
10.3390/ijms21197321subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-10-03 00:00:00issue
19issn
1422-0067pii
ijms21197321journal_volume
21pub_type
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