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C. tuberculostearicum For Skin Lightening: Study

It can inhibit the enzyme responsible for excess melanin accumulation, say researchers at Tokyo University of Science.

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By: Christine Esposito

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Using docking simulations, recent study found that cyclo(L-Pro-L-Tyr) binds to the substrate-binding site of mushroom tyrosinase, obstructing the substrate pocket and preventing its activity. Photo: Yuuki Furuyama from Tokyo University of Science

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) have identified what they say is a promising tyrosinase inhibitor from Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum (C. tuberculostearicum), a bacterium commonly found on human skin. Tyrosinase inhibitors suppress melanin synthesis. Their work, led by Assistant Professor Yuuki Furuyama from the Department of Applied Bioscience at TUS, was published last month in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Co-authors included Yuika Sekino and Prof....

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