Issue 20, 2011
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Functionality of epidermal melanin pigments: current knowledge on UV-dissipative mechanisms and research perspectives

Annemarie Huijser,*a   Alessandro Pezzellab  and  Villy Sundström*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical Physics, Lund University, Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
E-mail: Annemarie.Huijser@chemphys.lu.se, Villy.Sundstrom@chemphys.lu.se
Fax: +46 46 22 24 119

b Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Naples Frederico II, Via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy

Abstract

So far it is not known whether epidermal melanins are solely photoprotective or also phototoxic. Also largely unknown are underlying UV-induced mechanisms and impact of the chemical structure. This perspective will focus on the current insights into the UV-dissipative mechanisms in melanin model systems and the implications for the in vivo pigments. We will also identify future research perspectives towards a full understanding of the functionality of epidermal pigments.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CP20131J
Article type
Perspective
Submitted
14 Jan 2011
Accepted
07 Mar 2011
First published
06 Apr 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 9119-9127

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Functionality of epidermal melanin pigments: current knowledge on UV-dissipative mechanisms and research perspectives

A. Huijser, A. Pezzella and V. Sundström, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 9119 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20131J

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