Benzylidene-6-hydroxy-3,4-dihydronaphthalenone chalconoids as potent tyrosinase inhibitors

• Main Authors: Sara Ranjbar (Author), Mehraneh Kamarei (Author), Mahsima Khoshneviszadeh (Author), Hona Hosseinpoor (Author), Najmeh Edraki (Author), Mehdi Khoshneviszadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and purpose: Tyrosinase enzyme has a key role in melanin biosynthesis by converting tyrosine into dopaquinone. It also participates in the enzymatic browning of vegetables by polyphenol oxidation. Therefore, tyrosinase inhibitors are useful in the fields of medicine, cosmetics, and agricu...