Antioxidant, neuroprotective, and neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) differentiation effects of melanins and arginine-modified melanins from Daedaleopsis tricolor and Fomes fomentarius

Abstract Background Microbial melanins possess a broad spectrum of biological activities. However, there is little understanding of their neuroprotective and neuronal cell differentiation properties. This study aimed to extract, purify, and modify melanins from two medicinal fungi (Daedaleopsis tric...

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Published in:	BMC Biotechnology
Main Authors:	Hoang Anh Thu Nguyen, Thien Phu Ho, Debby Mangelings, Ann Van Eeckhaut, Yvan Vander Heyden, Hanh T.M. Tran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Neuroprotection Parkinson’s disease prevention Fungal melanin Arginine-modified melanin
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12896-024-00918-6