Abstract
Novel 3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2(1H)-thiones (QNTs) 1 were found to be potent inhibitors of α-MSH-induced melanin production. The effect of QNTs to inhibit melanin formation in B16 melanoma cells was screened in the presence of α-MSH. In defining the mechanism of activity, the effects on tyrosinase activity, on tyrosinase synthesis and on the depigmentation of melanin were evaluated. QNTs did not affect the catalytic activity of tyrosinase, but rather acted as an inhibitor of tyrosinase synthesis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1555-1562 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 15 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was financially supported by a grant ( R01-2007-000-20099-0 ) from the National Research Foundation of Korea .
Keywords
- 3,4-Dihydroquinazolines
- Depigmentation
- Tyrosinase
- α-Melanocyte stimulating hormone