Polysaccharide-mediated synthesis of melanins from serotonin and other 5-hydroxy indoles
K. Vercruysse, A. Clark, N. Alatas, D. Brooks, N. Hamza, M. Whalen
The paper investigates polysaccharide-mediated oxidation of serotonin and 5-hydroxy indoles into melanin-like materials, showing one product affects cytokine release from immune cells.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2017Biochemistry