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Table 1 Tyrosinase inhibitory effects of synthesized compounds 3a–j in comparison with kojic acid and Binding energy
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From: Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of symmetrical azine derivatives as novel tyrosinase inhibitors

Tyrosinase inhibitory activitya

Compounds

R

IC50 (µM)b

3a

H

> 100

3b

2-OMe

> 100

3c

4-OMe

> 100

3d

3-OEt-4-OH

> 100

3e

3,4,5-(OMe)3

20.10 ± 0.01

3f

2,4-(OH)2

7.30 ± 1.15

3g

3,4-(OMe)2

> 100

3h

3-OH-4-OMe

57.34 ± 0.02

3i

4-(OCOCH3)-3-OMe

28.11 ± 0.52

3j

4-OH

62.60 ± 0.71

3k

4-OH-3-OMe

12.90 ± 0.18

Kojic acid

–

20.24 ± 2.28

  1. aValues represent means ± SE of 3–6 independent experiments
  2. b50% inhibitory concentration (IC50)
  3. cNot determined