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Dopaquinone Formation

Dopaquinone Formation is a biochemical reaction process in which tyrosine or dopa is oxidized by the enzyme polyphenol oxidase to yield dopaquinone, a key intermediate in the enzymatic browning pathway.

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Mammalian Tyrosinase Catalyzes Three Reactions in the Biosynthesis of Melanin

Ann M. Körner, John M. Pawelek · Science · 1982 · 588 citations

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Melanin. I. Kinetics of the oxidative cyclization of dopa to dopaquinone

Thomas E. Young, John Griswold, Matthew H. Hulbert · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1974 · 156 citations

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Chemical analysis of late stages of pheomelanogenesis: conversion of dihydrobenzothiazine to a benzothiazole structure

Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Kazumi Ohtara, Shosuke Ito · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research · 2009 · 115 citations

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Oxidation of tyrosine residues in proteins by tyrosinase. Formation of protein-bonded 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and 5-<i>S</i>-cysteinyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine

Shosuke Ito, Takashi Kato, Kotaro SHINPO · Biochemical Journal · 1984 · 113 citations

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Dopaquinone redox exchange with dihydroxyindole and dihydroxyindole carboxylic acid

Ruth Edge, Marco d’Ischia, E. J. Land et al. · Pigment Cell Research · 2006 · 97 citations · Full text

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  1. SI
    Shosuke Ito

    Fujita Health University, Japan

    5 publications · 327 citations

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    H Rorsman

    Lund University, Sweden

    4 publications · 89 citations

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  3. ER
    E. Rosengren

    Lund University, Sweden

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  4. PA
    Patrick A. Riley

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 191 citations

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  5. EJ
    E. J. Land

    Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 201 citations

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  1. University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, Italy

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    616 citations

  2. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    153 citations

  3. Fujita Health University

    Toyoake, Japan

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    509 citations

  4. RMIT University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    495 citations

  5. School of Advanced Study

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    172 citations

  6. Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare

    Catania, Italy

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    228 citations

  7. University of Rome Tor Vergata

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    58 citations

  8. Agricultural Research Organization

    Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    54 citations

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  1. Pigment Cell Research

    5 publications · 237 citations

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  2. Acta Dermato Venereologica

    3 publications · 63 citations

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  3. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

    2 publications · 125 citations

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  4. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 2 publications · 63 citations

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  5. Chemical Research in Toxicology

    2 publications · 98 citations

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