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- Title
Inhibitory Effects of Fatty Acids on the Activity of Mushroom Tyrosinase.
- Authors
Yun-Ji Guo; Zhi-Zhen Pan; Chao-Qi Chen; Yong-Hua Hu; Feng-Jiao Liu; Yan Shi; Jiang-Hua Yan; Qing-Xi Chen
- Abstract
The effects of fatty acids, octanoic acid, (2 E, 4 E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid, hexanoic acid, (2 E)-but-2-enoic acid, and butyric acid on the activities of mushroom tyrosinase have been investigated. The results showed that the fatty acids can potently inhibit both monophenolase activity and diphenolase activity of tyrosinase, and that the unsaturated fatty acids exhibited stronger inhibitory effect against tyrosinase than the corresponding saturated fatty acids, and the inhibitory effects were enhanced with the extendability of the fatty acid chain. For the monophenolase activity, the fatty acids could not only lengthen the lag period, but also decrease the steady-state activities. For the diphenolase activity, fatty acids displayed reversible inhibition. Kinetic analyses showed that octanoic acid and hexanoic acid were mixed-type inhibitors and (2 E,4 E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid and (2 E)-but-2-enoic acid were noncompetitive inhibitors. The inhibition constants have been determined and compared.
- Subjects
FATTY acids; PHENOL oxidase; UNSATURATED fatty acids; BUTYRIC acid; RESPONSE inhibition
- Publication
Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology, 2010, Vol 162, Issue 6, p1564
- ISSN
0273-2289
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s12010-010-8938-8