Figures & data
Figure 1 Rationale used to design PDTM derivatives as tyrosinase inhibitors.
![Figure 1 Rationale used to design PDTM derivatives as tyrosinase inhibitors.](/cms/asset/a73636be-1bc5-45bf-9800-b710e33f643c/dddt_a_131538_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 1 Substitution patterns and tyrosinase-inhibitory activities by the synthesized compounds PDTM1–PDTM17, kojic acid, and arbutin
Table 2 Kinetic parameters of mushroom tyrosinase in the presence of PDTM3
Figure 2 Mode of mushroom tyrosinase inhibition by PDTM3.
Abbreviation: PDTM, (2-substituted phenyl-1,3-dithiolan-4-yl)methanol.
![Figure 2 Mode of mushroom tyrosinase inhibition by PDTM3.](/cms/asset/b462b4c1-4ee0-46bb-8c50-1a91b0785f83/dddt_a_131538_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 Docking simulation of PDTM derivatives and kojic acid with tyrosinase.
Abbreviation: PDTM, (2-substituted phenyl-1,3-dithiolan-4-yl)methanol.
![Figure 3 Docking simulation of PDTM derivatives and kojic acid with tyrosinase.](/cms/asset/f28a591f-cf0d-4f85-8f9e-39181332c8c6/dddt_a_131538_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 Effect of PDTM3 on B16F10 cell viability.
Abbreviation: PDTM, (2-substituted phenyl-1,3-dithiolan-4-yl)methanol.
![Figure 4 Effect of PDTM3 on B16F10 cell viability.](/cms/asset/c61d3660-8241-4a45-84ac-2e57203ef7dc/dddt_a_131538_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5 Antimelanogenic effect of PDTM3 in α-MSH-stimulated B16F10 cells.
Abbreviations: PDTM, (2-substituted phenyl-1,3-dithiolan-4-yl)methanol; MSH, melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
![Figure 5 Antimelanogenic effect of PDTM3 in α-MSH-stimulated B16F10 cells.](/cms/asset/2909773b-d638-4b62-a437-b74fa9baac83/dddt_a_131538_f0005_c.jpg)
Figure 6 Effect of PDTM3 on tyrosinase activity in B16F10 cells.
Abbreviations: PDTM, (2-substituted phenyl-1,3-dithiolan-4-yl)methanol; MSH, melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
![Figure 6 Effect of PDTM3 on tyrosinase activity in B16F10 cells.](/cms/asset/45d817ca-661a-4ba3-ba14-65dfe6183754/dddt_a_131538_f0006_c.jpg)
Figure 7 The effect of PDTM derivatives on DPPH radical scavenging activity.
Abbreviations: PDTM, (2-substituted phenyl-1,3-dithiolan-4-yl)methanol; DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl.
![Figure 7 The effect of PDTM derivatives on DPPH radical scavenging activity.](/cms/asset/d6ba1154-22f2-4cf6-abae-ef8e9a3da02e/dddt_a_131538_f0007_b.jpg)