An improved method of light-induced pigmentation.
An improved procedure was developed whereby a primary light signal can be intensified and made visible by activation of a pre-tyrosinase (pre-phenoloxidase) enzyme [isolated from silkworm (Bombyx mori)] by alpha-chymotrypsin; this activation results from the light-activated conversion of the inactive cis-cinnamoyl-alpha-chymotrypsin.
D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000201:enzymology; D004156:Catechol Oxidase; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D008543:Melanins; D008722:Methods; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase; D010777:Photochemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D008543:Melanins; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine; D004156:Catechol Oxidase; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase; D002918:Chymotrypsin