4.9. Melanin Quantification Assay

QW Qianqian Wang
YK Yasutaka Kuroda
LY Lingli Yang
SL Sylvia Lai
YM Yukiko Mizutani
AI Arunasiri Iddamalgoda
JG Jiao Guo
AY Asako Yamamoto
DM Daiki Murase
YT Yoshito Takahashi
LX Leihong Xiang
SI Shintaro Inoue
DT Daisuke Tsuruta
IK Ichiro Katayama
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Melanocytes were dissolved in 200 μL of 1 N NaOH (30 min, 100 °C) and the concentration of melanin was quantified by measuring the absorbance at 405 nm, as described previously [44]. The calculated melanin content was adjusted based on the cell number.

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