RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Polacheck, Itzhack A1 Kwon-Chung, Kyung JooYR 1988 T1 Melanogenesis in Cryptococcus neoformans JF Microbiology, VO 134 IS 4 SP 1037 OP 1041 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-134-4-1037 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB Melanogenesis in Cryptococcus neoformans begins with the oxidation of dihydroxyphenylalanine by the enzyme phenol oxidase. The succeeding steps are very rapid. Two intermediates, dopachrome and 5,6-dihydroxyindole, have been isolated and characterized by high performance liquid chromatography. A pathway of melanin formation in C. neoformans is proposed, based on the presence of these intermediates., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-134-4-1037