The phenylthiourea is a competitive inhibitor of the enzymatic oxidation of DOPA by phenoloxidase

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-83

  Ryazanova, Alexandra D ^a   Alekseev, Alexander A ^a   Slepneva, Irina A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL KINETICS AND COMBUSTION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Enzyme inhibition; Melanization; Phenoloxidase; Phenylthiourea

Indexed keywords

DOPA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENYLTHIOUREA;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BIOCATALYSIS; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENYLTHIOUREA; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84855367708     PISSN: 14756366     EISSN: 14756374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2011.576010     Document Type: Article

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