Research Article

The Inhibitory Effect of Polyphenon 60 from Green Tea on Melanin and Tyrosinase in Zebrafish and A375 Human Melanoma Cells

Table1

The kinetic parameters of the L-DOPA activity of mushroom tyrosinase, in the presence of different concentrations of PP60.

Dose (µg/mL)Vmax (ΔA/Sec)km inhibition (mM) typeKi (µg/mL)Ki′ (µg/mL)

0.004.891 × 10−60.043
0.254.848 × 10−60.161
0.53.727 × 10−60.181 mixed1.12511.35
1.03.599 × 10−60.204
2.03.333 × 10−60.235

Vmax, Km, and Ki are equal to reaction velocity, Michaelis‒Menten constant, and El dissociation constant, respectively.