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SUBMITTER: Shen Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746264 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shen Zhiwei Z Wang Yujiao Y Guo Zhen Z Tan Tingyuan T Zhang Yi Y
Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry 20191201 1
Tyrosinase is a key enzyme involved in melanin synthesis. Therefore, various tyrosinase inhibitors have been screened by researchers in recent years. In the present study, we discovered a novel tyrosinase inhibitor, a peptide ECGYF (named EF-5), with free radical scavenging ability. The effect of tyrosinase inhibition by EF-5 was stronger than that of arbutin and glutathione, when analyzed both <i>in vitro</i> (IC50: 0.46 mM) and <i>in vivo</i>. The UV-Vis absorption and circular dichroism spect ...[more]