4-Amino-3-hydroxyphenylalanine (4-AHP) is a photodegradation product of Eumelanin. 4-Amino-3-hydroxyphenylalanine can be used for research of melanomagenesis in the skin and age-related macular degeneration[1].
References
[1] Ito S, et al. Photodegradation of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin and Its Pathophysiological Implications. Photochem Photobiol. 2018 May;94(3):409-420. DOI:10.1111/php.12837
