Oxidative transformation of a tunichrome model compound provides new insight into the crosslinking and defense reaction of tunichromes
Keywords: Dehydro NADA; 1,2-dehydro-N-acetyldopamine; Topa; 3,4,5-trihydroxyphenylalanine; Tunichrome; Tunic formation; Dehydro dopa; Dehydro topa; Quinoinoid reactivity; Crosslinking; Antimicrobial activity; Defense reaction;