Melanogenesis is a complex process involving a series of enzymatic and non-enzymatic reactions
Note that other tests for iron, or even tests for anemia, may indicate that you are within the normal reference range, but your ferritin levels may still be low (which is why I recommend the ferritin test)
Eur J Endocrinol 170:241252 El-Ramady H, Abdalla N, Alshaal T, El-Henawy A, Salah ED, Shams MS, Shalaby T, Bayoumi Y, Elhawat N, Shehata S, Sztrik A (2015) Selenium and its role in higher plants
2016 Nov;22(6):665-686
Foliguet, M
Based on previous studies with porphyrin binding maize GSTUs, this failure to bind these metabolites in planta is most likely because GSTU19 is predominantly expressed in the cytosol whereas these metabolites are synthesized in the chloroplast ( Our studies shed further light on the ability of plant GSTs to bind, and in some cases glutathione-conjugate natural and synthetic ligands, which may well influence the availability, and biological activity of such ligands
