The photoreactive free radical in eumelanin

Mostert, Bernard; Rienecker, Shermiyah B.; Noble, Christopher; Hanson, Graeme R.; Meredith, Paul

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The photoreactive free radical in eumelanin

Bernard Mostert

, Shermiyah B. Rienecker, Christopher Noble, Graeme R. Hanson, Paul Meredith

Science Advances, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Start page: eaaq1293

Swansea University Authors: Bernard Mostert , Paul Meredith

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Melanin is the primary photoprotecting pigment in humans as well as being implicated in the development of deadly melanoma. The material also conducts electricity and has thus become a bioelectronic model for proton-to-electron transduction. Central to these phenomena are its spin properties—notably...

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The photoreactive free radical in eumelanin

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