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Molecular docking analysis of tyrosinase with compounds from poly-herbal formulation for vitiligo treatment.

Karpagambal Ramamoorthy, Manjari Venkatraman, Abarna Balasubramani, Raghavi Marimuthu, Kalaivanan Karuppan, Nithyashree Murugappa

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Karpagambal RamamoorthyDepartment of Nanju Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai - 600047, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manjari VenkatramanDepartment of Nanju Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai - 600047, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abarna BalasubramaniDepartment of Nanju Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai - 600047, Tamil Nadu, India.
Raghavi MarimuthuDepartment of Nanju Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Chennai - 600047, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kalaivanan KaruppanDepartment of Siddha Medicine, Government Primary Health Centre, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nithyashree MurugappaDepartment of Siddha Medicine, BSMS - II Professional, Nandha Siddha Medicial College and Hospital, Pitchandipalayam, Erode - 638052, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentary disorder caused by the absence of melanocytes, affecting 0.1% to 2% of the global population, including both adults and children. Therefore, it is of interest to report the molecular docking analysis of tyrosinase (PDB: 1WX3) with compounds from poly-herbal formulation for vitiligo treatment. Analysis shows that the lead bioactive compounds exhibit binding energies ranging from -3.10 Kcal/mol to -7.36 Kcal/mol having 2-6 hydrogen bond interactions with key amino acid residues in the target protein. Beta-sitosterol showed the highest binding affinity (-7.36 Kcal/mol), followed by Orientin (-7.06 Kcal/mol) and other compounds such as masilinic acid, luteolin, glycyrrhizin, corilagin, gallic acid, boeravinone B and trigonelline. Thus, the phytochemicals in the poly-herbal formulation enhance the activity of the tyrosinase enzyme, supporting melanogenesis, making it a potential treatment for vitiligo.

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Anti-vitiligodockingmookirattai chooranamsiddha formulationtyrosinase enzyme

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