Figure 1From: 3, 4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine-derived melanin from Yarrowia lipolytica mediates the synthesis of silver and gold nanostructuresCharacterization of the L-DOPA induced-melanin derived from Y. lipolytica NCIM 3590. Visual observations of reaction mixtures containing (a) L-tyrosine (b) L-DOPA [in Figures a and b, tube C depicts control tube without cells and tube T depicts reaction mixtures with resting cells]. Representative (c) SEM image (d) UV-Visible spectrum (e) FTIR spectrum.Back to article page