Clarisse Faure, Yi Ming Ng, Catherine Belle, Montserrat Soler-Lopez, Lyna Khettabi, Melissa Saidi, Nathalie Berthet, Marc Maresca, Christian Philouze, Walid Rachidi, Marius Reglier, Amaury du Moullinet d'Hardemare, Hélène Jamet
The pigmentation of the skin, modulated by different actors in melanogenesis, is mainly due to the melanins (protective pigments). In humans, these pigments' precursors are synthetized by an enzyme known as tyrosinase (TyH). The regulation of the enzyme activity by specific modulators (inhibitors or activators) can offer a means to fight hypo- and hyper-pigmentations responsible for medical, psychological and societal handicaps. Herein, we report the investigation of phenylalanine derivatives as TyH modulators...
April 20, 2024: Chembiochem: a European Journal of Chemical Biology