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ArticleACS omega2025

Discovery of Potential Tyrosinase Inhibitors via Machine Learning and Molecular Docking with Experimental Validation of Activity and Skin Permeation.

Wenqingqing Kang, Henry H Y Tong, Shu Li

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Wenqingqing KangCentre of Artificial Intelligence Driven Drug Discovery, Faculty of Applied Science, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao SAR 999078, China.
Henry H Y TongCentre of Artificial Intelligence Driven Drug Discovery, Faculty of Applied Science, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao SAR 999078, China.
Shu LiCentre of Artificial Intelligence Driven Drug Discovery, Faculty of Applied Science, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao SAR 999078, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-6172

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tyrosinase, a copper-dependent oxidase, plays a critical role in melanin biosynthesis and is a target in skin-whitening cosmetics. Conventional inhibitors like arbutin and kojic acid are widely used but suffer from cytotoxicity, instability, and inconsistent efficacy, highlighting the need for safer, more effective alternatives. In this study, two ligand-based machine learning models were developed: one to predict the biological activity of compounds and the other to estimate specific pIC

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PMID40918329
PMCPMC12409553

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