Open Journal of Physical Chemistry

Vol.3 No.4(2013), Paper ID 39325, 6 pages

DOI:10.4236/ojpc.2013.34019

 

The Role of Eumelanin in Generating Reactive Oxygen and Reactive Nitrogen in Solution: Possible Relevance to Keloid Formation

 

Julian M. Menter, Comnuan Nokkaew, Danita Eatman, Aquilla Sprewell, Natalia Silvestrov, Abrienne M. Patta, Sandra Harris-Hooker

 

Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Office of Sponsored Research, Department of Pathology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Analytical Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Analytical Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Office of Sponsored Research, Department of Pathology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

 

Copyright © 2013 Julian M. Menter, Comnuan Nokkaew, Danita Eatman, Aquilla Sprewell, Natalia Silvestrov, Abrienne M. Patta, Sandra Harris-Hooker et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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J. Menter, C. Nokkaew, D. Eatman, A. Sprewell, N. Silvestrov, A. Patta and S. Harris-Hooker, "The Role of Eumelanin in Generating Reactive Oxygen and Reactive Nitrogen in Solution: Possible Relevance to Keloid Formation," Open Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 3 No. 4, 2013, pp. 157-162. doi: 10.4236/ojpc.2013.34019.

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