@article{
author = "Veselinović, Jovana B. and Veselinović, Aleksandar M. and Ilić-Tomić, Tatjana and Davis, Reeta and O'Connor, Kevin and Pavić, Aleksandar and Nikodinović-Runić, Jasmina",
year = "2017",
abstract = "7-Hydroxy-4-phenylcoumarin (7C) and 5,7-dihydroxy-4-phenylcoumarin (5,7C) have been evaluated as potential anti-melanogenic agents in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model in comparison to commercially utilized depigmenting agents hydroquinone and kojic acid. 7C and 5,7C decreased the body pigmentation at 5 mu g/mL, while did not affect the embryos development and survival at doses lt = 50 mu g/mL and lt = 25 mu g/mL. Unlike hydroquinone and kojic acid, 4-phenyl hydroxycoumarins were no melanocytotoxic, showed no cardiotoxic side effects, neither caused neutropenia in zebrafish embryos, suggesting these compounds may present novel skin-whitening agents with improved pharmacological properties. Inhibition of tyrosinase was identified as the possible mode of anti-melanogenic action. Molecular docking studies using the homology model of human tyrosinase as well as adenylate cyclase revealed excellent correlation with experimentally obtained results.",
publisher = "Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry",
title = "Potent anti-melanogenic activity and favorable toxicity profile of selected 4-phenyl hydroxycoumarins in the zebrafish model and the computational molecular modeling studies",
pages = "6296-6286",
number = "24",
volume = "25",
doi = "10.1016/j.bmc.2017.09.021"
}