Direct chemical evidence for eumelanin pigment from the Jurassic period

Direct chemical evidence for eumelanin pigment from the Jurassic period

Melanin is a ubiquitous biological pigment found in bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. It has a diverse range of ecological and biochemical functions, including display, evasion, photoprotection, detoxification, and metal scavenging. To date, evidence of melanin in fossil organisms has relied ent...

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Main Authors: Glass, Keely (Author), Ito, Shosuke (Author), Wilby, Philip R. (Author), Sota, Takayuki (Author), Nakamura, Atsushi (Author), Bowers, C. Russell (Author), Vinther, Jakob (Author), Dutta, Suryendu (Contributor), Summons, Roger Everett (Contributor), Briggs, Derek E. G. (Author), Wakamatsu, Kazumasa (Author), Simon, John D. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences, 2012-12-12T14:05:11Z.
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