d’Ischia, Marco

Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure–Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy

d’Ischia, M., Napolitano, A., Ball, V., Chen, C.-T., & Buehler, M. J. (2014) · Accounts of Chemical Research

melanin and skin pigmentationPolymer Surface Interaction Studies

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Disentangling eumelanin “black chromophore”: Visible absorption changes as signatures of oxidation state- and aggregation-dependent dynamic interactions in a model water-soluble 5,6-dihydroxyindole polymer

Pezzella, A., Iadonisi, A., Valerio, S., Panzella, L., Napolitano, A., Adinolfi, M., & d’Ischia, M. (2009) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

melanin and skin pigmentationConducting polymers and applications

Cited by 147

“Fifty Shades” of Black and Red or How Carboxyl Groups Fine Tune Eumelanin and Pheomelanin Properties

Micillo, R., Panzella, L., Koike, K., Monfrecola, G., Napolitano, A., & D’Ischia, M. (2016) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

melanin and skin pigmentationMicrobial Metabolism and Applications

Cited by 135

Eumelanin buildup on the nanoscale: Aggregate growth/assembly and visible absorption development in biomimetic 5,6-dihydroxyindole polymerization

Arzillo, M., Mangiapia, G., Pezzella, A., Heenan, R. K., Radulescu, A., Paduano, L., & d’Ischia, M. (2012) · Biomacromolecules

melanin and skin pigmentationConducting polymers and applications

Cited by 131

5,6-Dihydroxyindoles and indole-5,6-diones

d’Ischia, M., Napolitano, A., Pezzella, A., Land, E. J., Ramsden, C. A., & Riley, P. A. (2005) · Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

Synthesis of Indole DerivativesSynthesis and Reactivity of Heterocycles

Cited by 86

Red hair benzothiazines and benzothiazoles: Mutation-inspired chemistry in the quest for functionality

Napolitano, A., Panzella, L., Leone, L., & d’Ischia, M. (2013) · Accounts of Chemical Research

Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistrymelanin and skin pigmentation

Cited by 83

Uncovering the structure of human red hair pheomelanin: Benzothiazolylthiazinodihydroisoquinolines as key building blocks

Greco, G., Panzella, L., Verotta, L., d’Ischia, M., & Napolitano, A. (2011) · Journal of Natural Products

melanin and skin pigmentationBioactive natural compounds

Cited by 60

The “Benzothiazine” Chromophore of Pheomelanins: A Reassessment†

Napolitano, A., De Lucia, M., Panzella, L., & D’Ischia, M. (2008) · Photochemistry and Photobiology

melanin and skin pigmentationPhenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities

Cited by 57

Zinc‐induced Structural Effects Enhance Oxygen Consumption and Superoxide Generation in Synthetic Pheomelanins on UVA/Visible Light Irradiation†

Panzella, L., Szewczyk, G., D’Ischia, M., Napolitano, A., & Sarna, T. (2010) · Photochemistry and Photobiology

melanin and skin pigmentationMicrobial Metabolism and Applications

Cited by 50

Lack of visible chromophore development in the pulse radiolysis oxidation of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid oligomers: DFT investigation and implications for eumelanin absorption properties

Pezzella, A., Panzella, L., Crescenzi, O., Napolitano, A., Navaratnam, S., Edge, R., Land, E. J., Barone, V., & d’Ischia, M. (2009) · The Journal of Organic Chemistry

melanin and skin pigmentationPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies

Cited by 47

Isomeric cysteinyldopas provide a (photo)degradable bulk component and a robust structural element in red human hair pheomelanin

Greco, G., Wakamatsu, K., Panzella, L., Ito, S., Napolitano, A., & D’Ischia, M. (2009) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

melanin and skin pigmentationHair Growth and Disorders

Cited by 44

Sequential Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mediates Excited-State Deactivation of a Eumelanin Building Block

Nogueira, J. J., Corani, A., El Nahhas, A., Pezzella, A., d’Ischia, M., González, L., & Sundström, V. (2017) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Cited by 39

Is DHICA the key to dopachrome tautomerase and melanocyte functions?

Panzella, L., Napolitano, A., & d’Ischia, M. (2011) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

melanin and skin pigmentationMelanoma and MAPK Pathways

Cited by 27

The fundamental building blocks of red human hair pheomelanin are isoquinoline-containing dimers

Greco, G., Panzella, L., Napolitano, A., & d’Ischia, M. (2012) · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

melanin and skin pigmentationMicrobial Metabolism and Applications

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