Melanin

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Melanin
• CAS No.: 8049-97-6
• Molecular Formula: C18H10N2O4
• Molecular Weight: 318.283
• Hs Code.: 3203001990
• European Community (EC) Number: 232-473-6
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID301001278
• Wikidata: Q27084224
• NCI Thesaurus Code: C631
• Metabolomics Workbench ID: 38453
• ChEMBL ID: CHEMBL4283875
• Mol file: 8049-97-6.mol

Synonyms:Allomelanins;Melanin;Melanins;Phaeomelanins

Chemical Property of Melanin

Chemical Property:

• Vapor Pressure: 3.78E-10mmHg at 25°C
• Boiling Point: 500.5°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 195.4°C
• PSA: 99.86000
• Density: 1.65g/cm³
• LogP: 1.32660
• Storage Temp.: −20°C
• XLogP3: -1.2
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 6
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 318.06405680
• Heavy Atom Count: 24
• Complexity: 984

Purity/Quality:

98%Min ^*data from raw suppliers

Melanin ≥98.0% ^*data from reagent suppliers

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: CC1=C2C3=C(C4=CNC5=C(C(=O)C(=O)C(=C45)C3=CN2)C)C(=O)C1=O
• Description: Melanin is a nitrogenous indolic polymer known as eumelanins, allomelanins, and pheomelanins (Banerjee et al.2011). Melanin provides photoprotection from Uv radiations by absorbing radiations from the electromagnetic spectrum, also effective against chemical stress and high temperature. Due to these properties, it is used in cosmetics, eyeglasses, and pharmaceutical products. Melanin pigment is biosynthesized by several microorganisms such as Magnoporthe grisea,Cryptococcus neoformans, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Vibrio cholera, Aspergillus fumigates, Alteromonas nigrifaciens,and Streptomyces sp.(Sanchez-Munoz et al.2020).
• Uses: melanin is a water-soluble form of melanin is available that can be formulated into a product as a free-radical scavenger. Melanin can be naturally extracted from cuttlefish ink or synthetically produced. Research indicates that when employed as a sunscreen, melanin provides better uVA protection and requires lower usage concentrations than other available sunscreens. Its safety is supported through studies conducted with radioactive melanin, which showed no penetration through human skin.