Indirect inactivation of tyrosinase in its action on tyrosine

Under aerobic conditions, tyrosinase is inactivated by dopa as a result of suicide inactivation, and, under anaerobic conditions, as a result of irreversible inactivation. However, tyrosine protects the enzyme from being inactivated by dopa under anaerobic conditions. This paper describes how under...

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Autores: Muñoz Muñoz, Jose Luis, García Molina, Francisco, Acosta Motos, José Ramón, Arribas, Enrique, García Ruíz, Pedro Antonio, Tudela, Jose, García Cánovas, Francisco, Rodríguez López, José Neptuno
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repositorio:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/7324
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/7324
https://doi.org/10.18388/abp.2011_2214
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:O-diphenol
Monophenol
Inactivation
Suicide
Tyrosinase
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Sumario:Under aerobic conditions, tyrosinase is inactivated by dopa as a result of suicide inactivation, and, under anaerobic conditions, as a result of irreversible inactivation. However, tyrosine protects the enzyme from being inactivated by dopa under anaerobic conditions. This paper describes how under aerobic conditions the enzyme acting on tyrosine is not directly inactivated but undergoes a process of indirect suicide inactivation provoked by reaction with the o-diphenol originated from the evolution of o-dopaquinone and accumulated in the reaction medium.