Tyrosinase is Responsible for the first step in melanin production. It converts a protein building block (amino acid) called tyrosine into another compound called dopaquinone.

How is tyrosine converted to melanin?

tyrosine is converted to Converted to dopaquinone by UVR-activated tyrosinase. Dopaquinone itself can be converted to eumelanin or can be converted to dopachrome and then to eumelanin. Dopaquinone can also be converted to cysteinyldopa, which in turn is converted to pheomelanin.

What happens when tyrosinase is inhibited?

Using a tyrosinase inhibitor will help protect your skin and prevent you from the formation of hyperpigmentation Hyperpigmentation is usually located under the skin and can surface later in life. You can prevent this hyperpigmentation from happening or surface completely.

What is the specific activity of tyrosinase?

specific activities

The specific activity of tyrosinase is 82 units/mg.

What is human tyrosinase?

Human tyrosinase (hTyr) is A type 1 membrane-bound carbohydrase that catalyzes the initial and rate-limiting steps of melanogenesis in melanosomes…Thus, larval production of enzymatically active human tyrosinase may be a useful tool in the development of OCA1 therapeutics.

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