Research Article

Estimation of Inhibitory Effect against Tyrosinase Activity through Homology Modeling and Molecular Docking

Table 2

The comparison of interaction site found in docked (in parentheses) and MD structures.

InhibitorsMushroom tyrosinaseBacterial tyrosinaseHuman tyrosinase
H bondingPi interactionH bondingPi interactionH bondingPi interaction

Kojic acid1:M280
(1:M280)
H263
(H263)
— 
(1:H60)
H208
(H208)
— 
(1:N249
2:S265)
H252
(H252)

Tropolone— 
(3:N260)
H263
(H263)
— 
(—)
H60
(H208)
— 
(2:S265)
— 
(H252)

Ascorbic acid1:N81
1:H85
1:A323
(2:N81
4:H85
1:A323)
— 
(—)
2:E195
(2:H60
2:N205)
— 
(—)
1:E230
2:S265
(1:Q261
1:V262
2:S265)
— 
(—)

Arbutin1:N60
(1:N260
1:G281
1:V283)
H263
(H263)
— 
(1:N205
1:V218)
H208
(H208)
1:S245
1:N249
1:V262
(2:E88
1:S245
1:N249
1:S265)
H252
(H252)