Action of tyrosinase on alpha and beta-arbutin: A kinetic study
Fig 8
Computational docking of α-arbutin.
Docking poses obtained with AutoDock of α-arbutin in the active site of the oxy form of mushroom tyrosinase are shown as sticks. The atom colors are as follows: red = oxygen, blue = nitrogen, brown = copper, green = carbon, and white = hydrogen. Polar interactions and hydrogen bonds are shown as black dotted lines. The distance from the ortho carbon of the phenolic ring to the oxygen atom of the peroxide ion is shown in blue lines.