2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2009.00636.x
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New insights into the active site structure and catalytic mechanism of tyrosinase and its related proteins

Abstract: SummaryTyrosinases are widely distributed in nature. They are copper-containing oxidases belonging to the type 3 copper protein family, together with catechol oxidases and haemocyanins. Tyrosinases are essential enzymes in melanin biosynthesis and therefore responsible for pigmentation of skin and hair in mammals, where two more enzymes, the tyrosinase-related proteins (Tyrps), participate in the pathway. The structure and catalytic mechanism of mammalian tyrosinases have been extensively studied but they are … Show more

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“…4 Dopaquinone is highly reactive and can polymerize spontaneously to form melanin in a series of reaction pathways. 5 Therefore, tyrosinase plays an important role in the pigmentation of skin, 6,7 the browning of fruits and vegetables, 8,9 wound healing, 10 and cuticle formation in insects. 11,12 Tyrosinase is also involved in neuromelanin formation in the brain and neurodegeneration associated with Parkinson's disease.…”
Section: Hydroxylation Of L-tyrosine To L-3-(34-dihydroxyphenyl)-alamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4 Dopaquinone is highly reactive and can polymerize spontaneously to form melanin in a series of reaction pathways. 5 Therefore, tyrosinase plays an important role in the pigmentation of skin, 6,7 the browning of fruits and vegetables, 8,9 wound healing, 10 and cuticle formation in insects. 11,12 Tyrosinase is also involved in neuromelanin formation in the brain and neurodegeneration associated with Parkinson's disease.…”
Section: Hydroxylation Of L-tyrosine To L-3-(34-dihydroxyphenyl)-alamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…36 During the melanogenesis, the key enzyme is tyrosinase, which contains a binuclear copper cluster in the common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and in human malignant melanoma. 37 The tyrosinase inhibitory activities of RG and FRC are shown in Figure 1.…”
Section: Inhibitiory Activities Against Tyrosinase and Elastasementioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is well known that tyrosinase is responsible for the pigmentation of skin [11], the browning of fruits and vegetables [12]. Alterations in melanogenesis may be responsible for part of the clinical and histopathological features unique to malignant melanoma, a cancer with a rapidly increasing incidence [13].…”
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