摘要：This study investigated inhibitory effects of N , N -unsubstituted selenourea derivatives on tyrosinase activity. Three types of N , N -unsubstituted selenoureas derivatives exhibited inhibitory effect on dopa (3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) oxidase activity of mushroom tyrosinase. Compound D at a concentration of 200 μ M exhibited 55.5% of inhibition on dopa oxidase activity of mushroom tyrosinase. This inhibitory effect was higher than that of kojic acid (39.4%), a well known tyrosinase inhibitor. Moreover, the compound D identified as a noncompetitive inhibitor by Lineweaver–Burk plot analysis. In addition, compound D also inhibited the melanin production in melan-a cells.
