melanin metabolic process (Q20597): Difference between revisions
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Created claim: subclass of (P1): pigment metabolic process (Q20598) |
Created claim: subclass of (P1): secondary metabolic process (Q10472) |
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Revision as of 11:29, 8 February 2024
The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom
- GO:0006582
- melanin metabolism
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| English | melanin metabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom |
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