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Modulating the γ-ray Protection Properties of Melanin via a Highly Conjugated Catechol Structure.

Yuxi Li1, Wei Chen1,2, Xiaolong Zhang1,3

  • 1Key Laboratory of Radiopharmaceuticals of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
|December 18, 2024
PubMed
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Researchers enhanced melanin's radiation protection by adding hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP). This modification increased melanin's free radical scavenging ability and protected human cells from gamma radiation damage.

Keywords:
ionizing radiationmelaninradioprotectionselenomelanin

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