Title:Medicinal Prospects of Targeting Tyrosinase: A Feature Review
Volume: 30
Issue: 23
Author(s): Yuanyuan Wang, Baichen Xiong, Shuaishuai Xing, Ying Chen, Qinghong Liao, Jun Mo, Yao Chen, Qi Li*Haopeng Sun*
Affiliation:
- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People’s Republic of China
- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People’s Republic
of China
- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People’s Republic of China
Keywords:
Tyrosinase inhibitors, fruit and vegetable preservation, skin whitening, anticancer, antibacterial, PD treatment.
Abstract: Tyrosinase is a bifunctional polyphenol oxidase (PPO), catalyzing two oxidative
reactions: monophenols to o-quinones (monophenolase activity) and o-diphenols to oquinones
(diphenolase activity). As tyrosinase is the rate-limiting enzyme for the melanogenesis
process, it is an attractive target for melanogenesis inhibition. Aiming at skin
whitening, anticancer, Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatment, antibacterial, fruit and vegetable
preservation and other anti-pigmentation effect, medicinal chemists have exploited diverse
tyrosinase inhibitors through various approaches. In addition to discovering inhibitors
with novel scaffolds, good activity and high safety, researchers also focused on developing
strategies for synergistic effects of multiple inhibitors and simultaneously regulating
multiple targets to treat cancer or neurodegenerative diseases. This review focused
on multiple natural and synthetic tyrosinase inhibitors, which could contribute to preventing
fruit and vegetable browning, skin whitening, antibacterial, anticancer, Parkinson's
Disease, etc.