MELANINO (az yun. melas, melanos — siyoh), pigmenthoi kalon molekulai qahvarang va siyoh (eumelalinho) yo zardi (feomelaninho) halnashavanda. Dar organizmi rastaniho va hayvonho vasa pahn shudaand; rangi badan (mr, par, pulakcha va g.)-i hayvonhoi muhrador, kutikulai hasharot, pusti baze mevaho va g-ro muayyan mokunand. Hangomi oksidshavii Melanino tirozinaza hosil meshavad.
Melanino rangi pusti odamro, ki yake az alomathoi asosii najodi ba shumor meravad, niz muayyan mekunand.