Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2010 Feb;18(3):1135-42.
doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.12.044. Epub 2009 Dec 22.

Inhibitory effect of novel tetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones on melanogenesis

Affiliations

Inhibitory effect of novel tetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thiones on melanogenesis

P Thanigaimalai et al. Bioorg Med Chem. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

The series of imidazoldine-2-thiones 2 and tetrahydropyrimidine-2-thiones 3 were discovered as inhibitor of alpha-MSH-induced melanin production in melanoma B16 cells. The primary bioassay showed that 1-(4-ethylbenzyl)-tetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione 3e (>100% inhibition at 10 microM, IC(50)=1.2 microM) and 1-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)-tetrahydropyrimidine-2(1H)-thione 3f (>100% inhibition at 10 microM, IC(50)=0.76 microM) exhibited potent inhibitory effect against alpha-MSH-induced melanin production. Compounds 3 inhibit the biosynthesis of tyrosinase without affecting its catalytic activity in melanogenesis.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources