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pyomelanin

pyomelanin noun: a pigment, related to melanin, that results from the catabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.

Noun

pyomelanin (uncountable)

  1. A pigment, related to melanin, that results from the catabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
    • In fact, our results show the death rate was reduced in AES-1M assays compared to AES-1R, despite a lack of pyomelanin in both isogens.2015 August 7, Christopher J. Harmer et al., “Homogentisate 1-2-Dioxygenase Downregulation in the Chronic Persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Australian Epidemic Strain-1 in the CF Lung”, in PLoS...

Origin of pyomelanin

From pyo- + melanin.

Questions about pyomelanin

What does pyomelanin mean?
Pyomelanin means a pigment, related to melanin, that results from the catabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.
What part of speech is pyomelanin?
Pyomelanin is a noun.

Words near pyomelanin in the dictionary

  1. pyohaemia
  2. pyohemia
  3. pyohydronephrosis
  4. pyoid
  5. pyoluteorin
  6. pyomelanin
  7. pyomelanogenesis
  8. pyomelanogenic
  9. pyometra
  10. pyomyositis
  11. Pyon

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