Staining of skin with dihydroxyacetone.

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WITTGENSTEIN E, BERRY HK

Staining of skin with dihydroxyacetone.

Science. 1960 Sep 30;132(3431):894-5.

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Abstract

The reaction of skin with dihydroxyacetone to produce a brown "artificial tan" appears to proceed through combination with free amino groups in skin proteins, and particularly by combination of dihydroxyacetone with the free guanido group in arginine.

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