Melanin is a plenteous bioactive phenolic compound in date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.)

Abstract Date palm fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) were found to contain high levels of allomelanin (1.2–5.1%). The melanin is localized in the tanniferous cells between the inner and outer mesocarp tissues of the fruit. The melanin, extracted with 2 M sodium hydroxide, consisted of amorphous graphe...

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Main Authors: Muneeba Zubair Alam, Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, Asha Antony, Fathalla Hamed, Mutamed Ayyash, Afaf Kamal-Eldin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10546-9