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  1. Sunlight effects on human skin

    Article • Polymer International, April 2016, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  2. Bird Integumentary Melanins: Biosynthesis, Forms, Function and Evolution

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2016, MDPI AG

    Prof francisco solano

  3. Melanin Chemistry and the Ecology of Stress

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, May 2015, University of Chicago Press

    Prof francisco solano

  4. Buthionine sulfoximine diverts the melanogenesis pathway toward the production of more soluble and degradable pigments

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  5. Vibrational characterization of pheomelanin and trichochrome F by Raman spectroscopy

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr ALBERTO JORGE GARCÍA, Prof francisco solano

  6. Finding New Enzymes from Bacterial Physiology: A Successful Approach Illustrated by the Detection of Novel Oxidases in Marinomonas mediterranea

    Article • Marine Drugs, March 2010, MDPI AG

    Prof francisco solano

  7. Both genes in theMarinomonas mediterranea lodABoperon are required for the expression of the antimicrobial protein lysine oxidase

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2010, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  8. New insights into the active site structure and catalytic mechanism of tyrosinase and its related proteins

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, December 2009, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  9. The evolution of eu- and pheomelanic traits may respond to an economy of pigments related to environmental oxidative stress

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, June 2009, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  10. Hypopigmenting agents: an updated review on biological, chemical and clinical aspects

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, December 2006, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  11. Reply to the response to our letter

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, June 2006, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  12. Pmel17: controversial indeed but critical to melanocyte function

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, June 2006, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  13. Identification of an operon involved in tyrosinase activity and melanin synthesis in Marinomonas mediterranea

    Article • Gene, November 2004, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  14. Regulation of polyphenol oxidase activities and melanin synthesis in Marinomonas mediterranea: identification of ppoS, a gene encoding a sensor histidine kinase a

    Article • Microbiology, August 2002, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof francisco solano

  15. Molecular Anatomy of Tyrosinase and its Related Proteins: Beyond the Histidine-Bound Metal Catalytic Center

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, June 2002, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  16. Biosynthesis of Neuromelanin and Melanin: The Potential Involvement of Macrophage Inhibitory Factor and Dopachrome Tautomerase as Rescue Enzymes

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof francisco solano

  17. Identification of Active Site Residues Involved in Metal Cofactor Binding and Stereospecific Substrate Recognition in Mammalian Tyrosinase. Implications to the Catalytic Cycle†

    Article • Biochemistry, January 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof francisco solano

  18. Dimethoxyphenol oxidase activity of different microbial blue multicopper proteins

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, October 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof francisco solano

  19. The 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) oxidase activity of human tyrosinase

    Article • Biochemical Journal, February 2001, Portland Press Ltd.

    Prof francisco solano

  20. The 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) oxidase activity of human tyrosinase

    Article • Biochemical Journal, February 2001, Portland Press Ltd.

    Prof francisco solano

  21. Location and Catalytic Characteristics of a Multipotent Bacterial Polyphenol Oxidase

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, October 1999, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  22. Neurotoxicity due to o-Quinones: Neuromelanin formation and possible mechanisms for o-Quinone detoxification

    Article • Neurotoxicity Research, September 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof francisco solano

  23. Metal Ligand-Binding Specificities of the Tyrosinase-Related Proteins

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, January 1998, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  24. A Pluripotent Polyphenol Oxidase from the Melanogenic MarineAlteromonas spShares Catalytic Capabilities of Tyrosinases and Laccases

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, November 1997, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  25. Cysteine Deprivation Promotes Eumelanogenesis in Human Melanoma Cells

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, November 1996, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  26. Characterization of the Melanogenic System in Vibrio cholerae, ATCC 14035

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, June 1995, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  27. The protein encoded by the Shewanella colwellianamelA gene is a p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof francisco solano

  28. Improved Tyrosinase Activity Stains in Polyacrylamide Electrophoresis Gels

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, December 1993, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  29. Glutathione Depletion Increases Tyrosinase Activity in Human Melanoma Cells

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, December 1993, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  30. Proteolysis with trypsin of mammalian tyrosinase isoforms from B16 mouse melanoma

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, September 1992, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  31. A new spectrophotometric assay for dopachrome tautomerase

    Article • Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods, June 1990, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  32. Occurrence of Melanin Granules and Melanosynthesis in the Kidney of Sparus auratus

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, March 1989, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  33. Assays for Mammalian Tyrosinase: A Comparative Study

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, March 1988, Wiley

    Prof francisco solano

  34. The effect of hyperthermia on ornithine decarboxylase activity in different rat tissues

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, February 1988, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  35. Half-lives of tyrosinase isozymes from Harding-Passey mouse melanoma

    Article • Cancer Letters, January 1988, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  36. Application of experimental audio-visual units to the practical learning of biochemistry by medical students

    Article • Biochemical Education, April 1985, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  37. Inhibition of enzyme-catalysed reactions by excess substrate

    Article • Journal of Molecular Biology, September 1983, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  38. Creatinine determination in dried urine on filter paper

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, January 1983, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  39. Steady-state study of the mechanism of dopa-oxidase activity of tyrosinase

    Article • International Journal of Biochemistry, January 1983, Elsevier

    Prof francisco solano

  40. The probability that complex enzyme kinetic curves can be caused by activators or inhibitors

    Article • Biochemical Journal, June 1981, Portland Press Ltd.

    Prof francisco solano

  41. Enzymology of Melanin Formation

    Article • Wiley

    Prof francisco solano