Disruption of tyrosinase glycosylation by N-acetylglucosamine and its depigmenting effects in guinea pig skin and in human skin

Jae Sung Hwang, Ha Yeon Lee, Tae Yeon Lim, Mi Yoon Kim, Tae Jin Yoon

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-201
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Dermatological Science
Volume63
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant of the Korea Healthcare Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea ( A080309 ). We thank Dr. Young Chul Shin (Amicogen, Jinju, Korea) for providing the reagent NAG.

Keywords

  • Glycosylation
  • N-Acetylglucosamine
  • Pigmentation
  • Tyrosinase

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