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Extraction and Purification of Melanin From Various Cells and Tissues

Version 1 : Received: 26 May 2022 / Approved: 27 May 2022 / Online: 27 May 2022 (09:07:30 CEST)

How to cite: Kurian, N.K. Extraction and Purification of Melanin From Various Cells and Tissues. Preprints 2022, 2022050375. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0375.v1 Kurian, N.K. Extraction and Purification of Melanin From Various Cells and Tissues. Preprints 2022, 2022050375. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0375.v1

Abstract

Melanins are phenolic biopolymers synthesised by most of the living organism mainly for photoprotection or surviving in harsh conditions. Melanin is localised in different areas or complexed with different other biomolecules when observed from animals to microbes. This makes the melanin extraction procedure different in animal, plant and microbial tissues. Basically, the alkali-acid extraction is used in most protocols of which slight variations are there depending on the tissue used. This review will try to compile melanin extraction procedures from different cells and tissues ranging from animals to bacteria.

Keywords

melanin; extraction; isolation; animal; plant; microbes

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology

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