Our understanding of the chemical composition of melanin remains limited, due to a paucity of direct measurements. Avian feathers have an unparalleled diversity of melanin-based color mirroring their complex chemistry. Synchrotron-based photoionization mass spectrometry is used to determine the chemical composition of melanin from samples of black, brown, grey and iridescent feathers.
S. Y. Liu, M. D. Shawkey, D. Parkinson, T. P. Troy and M. Ahmed, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 40396 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06606E
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