Kojic acid-amino acid conjugates as tyrosinase inhibitors
Kojic acid-amino acid conjugates as tyrosinase inhibitors
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.08.041
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Lee, Yoon-Sik
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作者:
Noh, Jin-Mi;Kwak, Seon-Yeong;Lee, Yoon-Sik
Kojic acid (KA), a well known tyrosinase inhibitor, has insufficient inhibitory activity and stability. We modified KA with amino acids and screened their tyrosinase inhibitory activity. Among them, kojic acid-phenylalanine amide (KA-F-NH2) showed the strongest inhibitory activity, which was maintained for over 3 months at 50 degrees C, and acted as a noncompetitive inhibitor as determined by kinetic analysis. It also exhibited dopachrome reducing activity. We also propose a new tyrosinase inhibition mechanism based on the docking simulation data. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.