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. 1981;61(2):147-8.

Pronounced formation of 5-OH-dopa at enzymatic oxidation of DOPA in the presence of ascorbic acid

  • PMID: 6165191

Pronounced formation of 5-OH-dopa at enzymatic oxidation of DOPA in the presence of ascorbic acid

C Hansson et al. Acta Derm Venereol. 1981.

Abstract

The recently discovered intermediate product in melanin formation, 5-OH-dopa, is formed in large amounts when dopa is oxidized by tyrosinase in the presence of ascorbic acid.

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