Pub. Date : 2005 Jun
PMID : 18492181
1 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | Proposed mechanisms of action include: (a) direct inactivation of the enzyme tyrosinase by binding with the copper-containing active site of the enzyme; (b) mediating the switch mechanism from eumelanin to phaeomelanin production; (c) quenching of free radicals and peroxides that contribute to tyrosinase activation and melanin formation; and d) modulation of depigmenting abilities of melanocytotoxic agents. | eumelanin | tyrosinase | Homo sapiens |