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Review Article

A comprehensive review on tyrosinase inhibitors

Samaneh ZolghadriDepartment of Biology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran; View further author information
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Asieh BahramiDepartment of Biology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran; View further author information
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Mahmud Tareq Hassan KhanAura Dynamics, Tromsø, Norway; View further author information
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J. Munoz-MunozGroup of Microbiology, Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University at Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK; View further author information
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F. Garcia-MolinaGENZ-Group of Research on Enzymology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-A, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; View further author information
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F. Garcia-CanovasGENZ-Group of Research on Enzymology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-A, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain; View further author information
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Ali Akbar SabouryInstitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 279-309 | Received 18 Sep 2018, Accepted 05 Nov 2018, Published online: 03 Jan 2019

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