Uncyclized xanthommatin is a key ommochrome intermediate in invertebrate coloration
F. Figon, T. Munsch, C. Croix, M.-C. Viaud-Massuard, A. Lanoue, J. Casas
This study identifies uncyclized xanthommatin as a key intermediate in ommochrome biosynthesis, linking the kynurenine pathway to ommatin and ommin pathways in invertebrates.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2020Biochemistry