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Melanin as a possible source of bioactive molecular hydrogen

In Review papers by CHESS

Molecular hydrogen (dihydrogen; H2) has traditionally been described as a biologically inactive gas, with low capacity to react with most biomolecules. However, in the past two decades hydrogen emerged as a potent therapeutic agent, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects demonstrated in a plethora of animal disease models and human studies. Prominent effects of supplemental H2 in clinical environment are …