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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Small-Molecule Tyrosinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Hyperpigmentation.

Xinhua Ni, Xinyu Luo, Xiaoying Jiang, Wenchao Chen, Renren Bai

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Development of new coumarin-piperazine-N-phenylacetamid derivatives as potent tyrosinase inhibitors: In vitro and in silico evaluations.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xinhua NiSchool of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Xinyu LuoSchool of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Xiaoying JiangSchool of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Wenchao ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Renren BaiSchool of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3511-5794

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 22202178, 82304284Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation LQ22B020010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing attention is being focused on skin health currently, especially the excessive deposition of melanin in the skin. Tyrosinase, the rate-limiting enzyme in melanin biosynthesis, is a crucial enzyme in melanin synthesis. However, existing tyrosinase inhibitors pose some degree of toxicity to humans. Therefore, the development of more efficient and low-toxicity tyrosinase inhibitors is urgently needed. This review briefly depicts the melanin biosynthesis process and the crystal structure and catalytic mechanism of tyrosinase. The latest research progress regarding small-molecule tyrosinase inhibitors is also reviewed. Moreover, the structure-function relationships are analyzed and summarized. This is expected to provide new and more scientific insights to enable researchers to explore safer and more potent tyrosinase inhibitors.

Indexed as

Enzyme InhibitorsHyperpigmentationMonophenol MonooxygenaseSmall Molecule LibrariesAnimalsHumansMelaninsStructure-Activity RelationshipEnzyme InhibitorsMelaninsMonophenol MonooxygenaseSmall Molecule Librarieshyperpigmentationmelaninstructure–function relationships (SARs)tyrosinase inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID40005101
PMCPMC11858095

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