Melanin pigments extracted from horsehair as antibacterial agents
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Here we present the important findings related to biologically derived pigments for potential use as antibacterial agents.
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Melanin exhibits diverse bioactivities, including antibacterial, antiviral, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects.
“It also exhibits diverse bioactivities, including antibacterial, antiviral, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects [10,11,12].”
From Fungal Melanin in Plant Pathogens: Complex Biosynthesis Pathways and Diverse Biological Functions (2025) · cites this paper as [10]
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Jia, H., Liu, N., Zhang, L., Li, P., Meng, Y., Yuan, W., Li, H., Tantai, D., Qu, Q., Cao, Z., et al. (2025) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants14142121 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
- Authors
- Rahmani Eliato, T., Smith, J. T., Tian, Z., Kim, E.-S., Hwang, W., Andam, C. P., & Kim, Y. J.
- Affiliations
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Chonnam National University (KR)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kim, Young Jo
- Venue
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2021
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1536-1545
- ISSN
- 2050-750X (ISSN-L)
- 2050-7518
- OpenAlex
- W3107123003
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 2.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Materials Chemistry B (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (1757371)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Keywords
- melanin, horse hair, Equus ferus, antibacterial agents, natural pigments, catechol groups, reactive oxygen species, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, bacterial growth inhibition, redox chemistry
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Escherichia coli, Hair, Horses, Melanins, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Particle Size, Pigments, Biological, Staphylococcus aureus, Surface Properties
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