title: Insects synthesize pheomelanin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Doñana Biological Station-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galván
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Natural Sciences-CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Pim
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Edelaar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakamatsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry; D004298:Dopamine / Q000737:chemistry; D006110:Grasshoppers; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008543:Melanins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins; C014121:neuromelanin; C018362:pheomelanin; C041877:eumelanin; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D004298:Dopamine