Département de chimie moléculaire

The following sections are included: List of Abbreviations Introduction Biological Functions of Melanins Melanin as Color Pigment Melanin as a Defensive Barrier Tyrosinase Structures of the Tyrosinase Active Sites Catalytic Mechanism of Tyrosinase Tyrosinase-Related Proteins TRP1 and TRP2 Dysfunction in Tyrosinase Activity Pathologies Linked to TYR Dysfunction Skin Whitening Tyrosinase Inhibition Variation in TYR Sources Transition-State Analogue (TSA) Inhibitors L-Mimosine Kojic acid and derivatives Tropolone and derivatives HOPNO inhibitor HOPNO derivatives Conclusions Acknowledgment References