Antioxidative Properties of Melanins and Ommochromes from Black Soldier Fly <i>Hermetia illucens</i>

Antioxidative Properties of Melanins and Ommochromes from Black Soldier Fly <i>Hermetia illucens</i>

A comparative study of melanin and ommochrome-containing samples, isolated from the black soldier fly (BSF) by enzymatic hydrolysis, alkaline and acid alcohol extraction or by acid hydrolysis, was carried out. Melanin was isolated both as a melanin-chitin complex and as a water-soluble melanin. Acid...

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Main Authors: Nina Ushakova, Alexander Dontsov, Natalia Sakina, Alexander Bastrakov, Mikhail Ostrovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
black soldier fly
melanins
ommochromes
antioxidant activity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/9/408

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