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CHEBI:166898 - allomelanin
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:166898 |
| ChEBI Name | allomelanin |
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| Definition | Allomelanin is a type of nitrogen-free melanin most commonly found in fungi |
| Submitter | Liliana Andres Hernandez |
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| Biological Role: | biological pigment An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light. |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| allomelanin (CHEBI:166898) is a catechol melanin (CHEBI:23055) |
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