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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
1. Tryptophan has been shown to inhibit dopa-oxidation by melanosomal tyrosinase. 2. The inhibition is of mixed-type with Ki = 1.6 x 10(-3) M. 3. Tryptophan does not interact with the oxidation product of the dopa-oxidase reaction. 4. Neither oxygen nor hydroxyl radicals are involved in the inhibition found in presence of tryptophan. 5. Tryptophan, like dopa, also inhibits tyrosine hydroxylase and dopa-oxidase activity of melanosomal tyrosinase and its inhibitory mechanism differs from inhibition due to non-substrate type compounds like cysteine, ascorbic acid. 6. These experiments together with previous findings suggest that the status of tryptophan may be similar to that of dopa in relation to regulation of melanogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0020-711X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1277-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of tryptophan on dopa-oxidation by melanosomal tyrosinase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article