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THE body-fluid of a mutant of the silkworm called ‘Aka-Aka’ (rb), which was discovered by me1, turns red when exposed in the air, and the abnormal colouring of this mutant was supposed to be due to abnormal accumulation of 3-hydroxykynurenine2. I have recently investigated the mechanism of formation of this red colouring material.
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INAGAMI, K. Mechanism of the Formation of Red Melanin in the Silkworm. Nature 174, 1105 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1741105a0
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