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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:color
polymer
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gptkbp:absorption
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absorbs UV light
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gptkbp:antioxidantProperty
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yes
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gptkbp:chemicalElement
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carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
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gptkbp:color
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black
brown
yellow
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Louis_René_Tulasne
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1840
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:skin
brain
eyes
hair
inner ear
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gptkbp:function
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determines eye color
determines hair color
determines skin color
protection against UV radiation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Melanin
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gptkbp:locationInBrain
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gptkb:locus_coeruleus
substantia nigra
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gptkbp:locationInEar
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gptkb:stria_vascularis
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gptkbp:locationInEye
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gptkb:Azalea
retina
choroid
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gptkbp:molecularWeight
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variable
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gptkbp:pathway
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gptkb:tyrosine_pathway
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:tyrosine
gptkb:dopa
dopaquinone
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gptkbp:presentIn
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animals
humans
fungi
plants
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gptkbp:producedBy
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gptkb:melanocytes
gptkb:melanophores
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:Parkinson's_disease_(neuromelanin_loss)
albinism (deficiency)
melanoma (overproduction)
vitiligo (loss)
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gptkbp:solubility
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insoluble in water
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gptkbp:structure
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heterogeneous polymer
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:eumelanin
gptkb:pheomelanin
neuromelanin
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Chaga
gptkb:Sauti_Sol
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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