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CHEBI:25179 - melanins

ChEBI IDCHEBI:25179
ChEBI Namemelanins
Stars
DefinitionMelanin is a class of polyphenol compounds, which mainly serve as pigments in plants, animals and protists. The most common biological form is eumelanin.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:6727
Last Modified4 March 2021
FormulaC18H10N2O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass318.064
Monoisotopic Mass318.06406
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) blood (UBERON:0000178) PubMed (2474282)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
melanins (CHEBI:25179) has role biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
melanins (CHEBI:25179) is a polyphenol (CHEBI:26195)
Incoming Relation(s)
1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin (CHEBI:167605) is a melanins (CHEBI:25179)
catechol melanin (CHEBI:23055) is a melanins (CHEBI:25179)
eumelanin (CHEBI:24009) is a melanins (CHEBI:25179)
Melanin (CHEBI:89634) is a melanins (CHEBI:25179)
Synonyms  Source
MelaninKEGG COMPOUND
melaninsChEBI
melaninsChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C05606KEGG COMPOUND
C05606KEGG COMPOUND
MELANINMetaCyc
MelaninWikipedia
HMDB0004068HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:8049-97-6KEGG COMPOUND
Citations