YRC Logo
PROTEIN SEARCH:
Descriptions Names[Advanced Search]

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melanin from other compounds, including tyrosine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving tyrosine, an aromatic amino acid, 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic amino acid family, amino acids with aromatic ring (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan). The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of substances, carried out by individual cells.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine
Acc: GO:0006583
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of melanin from other compounds, including tyrosine.
Synonyms:
  • melanin formation from tyrosine
  • melanin anabolism from tyrosine
  • melanin synthesis from tyrosine
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 9 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 9 [Search]


[geneontology.org]
INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006583 - melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine (interactive image map)
YRC Informatics Platform - Version 3.0
Created and Maintained by: Michael Riffle