Author: Arturo Solís Herrera

Melanin, the Master Molecule

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ISBN: 978-1-68108-654-5 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-653-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2018
DOI: 10.2174/97816810865381180101

Introduction

Melanin is a biological molecule associated with pigmentation in humans and animals. However, melanin has been observed to have other functions such as neuroprotection and energy production. In Melanin, the Master Molecule,researchers summarize several decades worth of knowledge on melanin and its physicochemical properties. Nine chapters explain the intrinsic biochemistry of melanin, comparisons with conventional energy producing and respiratory biomolecules, the property of melanin to transform light energy into chemical energy through the dissociation of the water molecule, and the theories of melanin based energy production in the nervous system, the cell nucleus, muscles and the eye, and the role the role of melanin in the context of ageing. The authors also delve into the possibility of melanin being the key molecule needed to spark life since its water dissociating property through the absorption of light energy emulates the role of chlorophyll, but unlike the latter, it is not limited to the plant cell environment. Hence, melanin is referred to as the master molecule which can provide a missing link to the biochemical processes behind the origin of life.

Melanin, the Master Molecule is an exciting reference for biochemists and laymen interested in the science of melanin and a new perspective on the origin of life as we know it.

Preface

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Dedication

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Introduction

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Intrinsic Chemistry of Melanin: Potential Approaches for Translational Medicine

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Arturo Solís-Herrera, Sergey Suchkov

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The Cell Bioenergetics Pathways Beyond Glucose and Mitochondria and the Intrinsic Chemistry of Melanin

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Arturo Solís Herrera, María del Carmen Arias Esparza, Ruth I. Solís Arias, Paola E. Solís Arias, Martha P. Solís Arias

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Water of the Cephalous Spinal Fluid- The Main Source of Energy of the Central Nervous System

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Arturo Solís-Herrera, Graciela Landín-Miranda, Ruth I. Solís-Arias, Paola E. Solís-Arias, Martha P. Solís-Arias, María del Carmen Arias Esparza

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The Unsuspected Intrinsic Property of Respiratory Pigments to Dissociate, Irreversible, the Water Molecule

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The Source of Energy of the Nucleus in Eukaryotic Cell is Molecular Hydrogen and High Energy Electrons

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Arturo Solís Herrera, Arias Esparza, María del Carmen, Solís Arias Ruth I, Solís Arias Paola E, Solís Arias Martha P

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Mental Illness, Alterations in Ventricle Size, and Human Photosynthesis®

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Arturo Solís Herrera, María del Carmen Arias Esparza, Ruth Isabel Solís Arias, Paola Eugenia Solís Arias, Martha Patricia Solís Arias

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Age-related Macular Degeneration, the Alzheimers Disease of the Eye and the Intrinsic Property of Melanin to Transform Light Power into Chemical Energy

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Arturo Solís Herrera, Ruth I. Solís-Arias, Paola E. Solís-Arias, Martha P. Solís-Arias

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Energy Production, the Key Role of the Melanin Molecule in the Human Body: Implications in the Context of Aging

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Arturo Solís Herrera, María del Carmen Arias Esparza, Ruth Isabel Solís Arias, Paola Eugenia Solís Arias, Martha Patricia Solís Arias

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The Unexpected Role of Melanin as Bio-energetic Molecule and Prof. Szent-gyorgyis Energy Concepts: Hydrogen as Main Source of Energy of Muscle Cell

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Sergey Suchkov, Arturo Solís-Herrera, Ruth Isabel Solís-Arias

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Subject Index

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