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INNOVATION IN ANTIBIOTICS: MELANINS AGAINST PATHOGENS
Licenciatura en Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla,
Licenciatura en Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla,
Abstract
Melanins are the main pigment in charge of giving color to cells and the pigment with the greatest distribution in nature. We can find them in a different number of organisms, such as mammals, humans, plants, fungi, and bacteria. There is currently evidence that during the melanization process in the face of an infection by pathogens, their disappearance is prevented. This is why an interest has been awakened by these molecules as an alternative to fighting against microbial resistance, and even though there is not enough information about the role of melanins in the future of pharmacology, there is enough information that makes it important not to dismiss them at all.
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