BiochemistrybioRxiv
Uncyclized xanthommatin is a key ommochrome intermediate in invertebrate coloration
F. Figon, T. Munsch, C. Croix…·J. Casas
This study identifies uncyclized xanthommatin as a key intermediate in ommochrome biosynthesis, linking the kynurenine pathway to ommatin and ommin pathways in invertebrates.
DOI 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103403