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melanin → IsA → the pigment	0.68
function (aspect of melanin) → HasProperty → unknown	0.68
melanin → AtLocation → skin	0.64
melanin → CapableOf → give hair	0.62
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced by melanocyte	0.60
melanin → AtLocation → eye	0.55
melanin → CapableOf → give skin	0.54
melanin → CapableOf → hair their color	0.54
melanin → CapableOf → absorb the energy	0.53
melanin → CapableOf → give eye	0.53
melanin → AtLocation → hair	0.51
melanin → IsA → dark pigment	0.50
melanin → CapableOf → act as natural sunscreen	0.50
melanin → HasProperty → black	0.50
melanin → CapableOf → absorb the light	0.49
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced by cell	0.49
melanin → CapableOf → absorb uv	0.47
melanin → CapableOf → determine the color of our skin	0.47
melanin → HasProperty → useful	0.46
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced	0.46
melanin → Causes → dark spots	0.45
melanin → CapableOf → color eye	0.45
melanin → ReceivesAction → distributed	0.44
melanin → CapableOf → protect the skin	0.44
melanin → CapableOf → absorb uv radiation	0.44
epidermis → HasA → melanin	0.42
melanin → CapableOf → provide protection	0.42
melanin → ReceivesAction → responsible for skin	0.42
melanin → CapableOf → absorb the laser light	0.40
melanin → ReceivesAction → formed	0.40
melanin → Causes → freckle	0.39
melanin → IsA → a skin pigment	0.39
melanin → CapableOf → darken the skin	0.38
melanin → ReceivesAction → made	0.38
melanin → CapableOf → determine the color	0.38
melanin → ReceivesAction → reduced	0.37
melanin → HasProperty → active	0.37
melanin → HasA → unexpected lessons	0.36
melanin → Causes → discoloration	0.35
melanin → HasProperty → absent	0.35
melanin → CapableOf → accumulate at the surface of the epidermis	0.34
melanin → IsA → compound	0.34
melanin → ReceivesAction → absorbed	0.34
melanin → ReceivesAction → transferred into keratinocyte	0.34
melanin → CapableOf → accumulate in the iris	0.34
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced in excess	0.34
melanin → ReceivesAction → stored in the skin	0.33
melanin → HasSubevent → pigmentation	0.33
melanin → ReceivesAction → exposed to air	0.33
fungus → HasA → melanin	0.33
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced in the skin	0.33
melanin → ReceivesAction → synthesized	0.32
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced in one area	0.32
melanin → HasProperty → ubiquitous	0.32
melanin → IsA → protective pigment	0.32
melanin → CapableOf → protect against skin damage	0.31
melanin → CapableOf → reduce the risk of cancer	0.31
melanin → AtLocation → bird feathers	0.31
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced in vertebrate	0.31
melanin → HasA → many different functions	0.31
melanin → ReceivesAction → isolated	0.29
melanin → Causes → uneven skin tone	0.29
melanin → CapableOf → fight free radicals	0.27
melanin → CapableOf → convert light	0.27
melanin → CapableOf → protect eye	0.27
melanin → CapableOf → protect the dna	0.27
melanin → CapableOf → absorb heat	0.26
melanin → CapableOf → filter harmful light	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → grow in without pigment	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → concentrate hormone	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → become clumped	0.25
melanin → HasProperty → yellow	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → act as natural sunblock	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → scatter radiation	0.25
melanin → HasA → structure	0.25
melanin → HasProperty → soluble	0.25
melanin → ReceivesAction → released	0.25
melanin → AtLocation → animal fur	0.25
melanin → HasProperty → visible	0.25
melanin → ReceivesAction → produced in the cnidaria	0.25
melanin → HasProperty → red	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → occur in two primary forms	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → rise to the surface of the skin	0.25
melanin → AtLocation → back layer	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → reduce dna damage	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → promote melanoma	0.25
melanin → ReceivesAction → set to 0.4	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → absorb acoustic energy	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → absorb photic energy	0.25
melanin → IsA → same pigment	0.25
melanin → CapableOf → absorb the alexandrite laser light	0.25
melanin → ReceivesAction → associated with skin cell damage	0.25
melanin → HasProperty → concentrated	0.23
melanin → ReceivesAction → derived	0.23
melanin → CapableOf → protect gene	0.22
melanin → ReceivesAction → increased by aging	0.22
melanin → CapableOf → interfere with the production of vitamin d	0.22
melanin → ReceivesAction → oxidized	0.21
melanin → ReceivesAction → overproduced	0.21
melanin → ReceivesAction → lost	0.19
melanin → Causes → hyperpigmentation	0.19
melanin → CapableOf → destroy the follicle	0.16
melanin → ReceivesAction → destroyed	0.16
melanin → ReceivesAction → secreted in higher amounts	0.16
melanin → CapableOf → speed up wound healing	0.16
melanin → ReceivesAction → increased by acne	0.16
melanin → HasProperty → perfect	0.16
melanin → ReceivesAction → become localized	0.16
melanin → HasProperty → biocompatible	0.16