Tyrosinase inhibitors from cumin

被引:151
作者
Kubo, I [1 ]
Kinst-Hori, I [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Environm Sci Policy & Management, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
cumin; cuminaldehyde; cumic acid; tyrosinase inhibitory activity; noncompetitive inhibition; Schiff base formation;
D O I
10.1021/jf980226+
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
Cuminaldehyde (p-isopropylbenzaldehyde) was identified as a potent mushroom tyrosinase inhibitor from cumin, a common food spice. This benzaldehyde derivative was found to inhibit the oxidation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) by mushroom tyrosinase with an ID50 of 7.7 mu g/mL (0.05 mM). Its oxidized analogue, cumic acid (p-isopropylbenzoic acid), was also characterized to inhibit this oxidation with an ID50 of 43 mu g/mL (0.26 mM). These two inhibitors affect mushroom tyrosinase activity in different ways.
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