Tyrosinase, Volume 56 in The Enzymes series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Overview on tyrosinases (genetics, molecular biology, phylogenetic relationship), Catalytic mechanism of tyrosinases, Structural characterization of tyrosinases, Assay methods of tyrosinase activity and inhibition, Natural products as tyrosinase inhibitors, Drug design of tyrosinase inhibitors, Peptide and peptidomimetic tyrosinase inhibitors, Computational studies of tyrosinase inhibitors, Bacterial tyrosinases and their inhibitors, and Biomedical applications of tyrosinases and tyrosinase inhibitors.
Table of Contents
PrefaceClaudiu T. Supuran
1. Overview on tyrosinases (genetics, molecular biology, phylogenetic relationship)
Clemente Capasso
2. Catalytic mechanism of tyrosinases
Ali Akbar Saboury and Samaneh Zolghadri
3. Structural Characterization of Tyrosinases and an Update on Human Enzymes
Luigi F. Di Costanzo
4. Natural products as tyrosinase inhibitors
Suleyman Akocak and Aslinur Dogan
5. Drug design of tyrosinase inhibitors
Simone Carradori, Francesco Melfi, Cristina Campestre, Arianna Granese and Amar Osmanovic
6. Peptide and peptidomimetic tyrosinase inhibitors
Paolo Rovero, Anna Maria Papini, Claudiu T. Supuran, Fosca Errante and Lucrezia Sforzi
7. Computational studies of tyrosinase inhibitors
Paola Gratteri and Alessandro Bonardi
8. Bacterial tyrosinases and their inhibitors
Ali Irfan
9. Biomedical applications of tyrosinases and tyrosinase inhibitors
Claudiu T. Supuran, Luigi Pisano and Martina Turco
