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- Title
Novel Virtual Screening Approach for the Discovery of Human Tyrosinase Inhibitors.
- Authors
Ai, Ni; Welsh, William J.; Santhanam, Uma; Hu, Hong; Lyga, John
- Abstract
Tyrosinase is the key enzyme involved in the human pigmentation process, as well as the undesired browning of fruits and vegetables. Compounds inhibiting tyrosinase catalytic activity are an important class of cosmetic and dermatological agents which show high potential as depigmentation agents used for skin lightening. The multi-step protocol employed for the identification of novel tyrosinase inhibitors incorporated the Shape Signatures computational algorithm for rapid screening of chemical libraries. This algorithm converts the size and shape of a molecule, as well its surface charge distribution and other bio-relevant properties, into compact histograms (signatures) that lend themselves to rapid comparison between molecules. Shape Signatures excels at scaffold hopping across different chemical families, which enables identification of new actives whose molecular structure is distinct from other known actives. Using this approach, we identified a novel class of depigmentation agents that demonstrated promise for skin lightening product development.
- Subjects
PHENOL oxidase; ENZYME inhibitors; ANIMAL coloration; HUMAN hair color; CATALYTIC activity; COSMETICS; DERMATOLOGY
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0112788