@article { ISI:000368533200012,
	title = {Synthesis and tyrosinase inhibition activity of trans-stilbene derivatives},
	journal = {Bioorganic Chemistry},
	volume = {64},
	year = {2016},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {97-102},
	publisher = {ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE},
	address = {525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Synthesis of a focussed library of trans-stilbene compounds through Wittig and other base catalysed condensation reactions is presented. The synthesized stilbenes were screened for their inhibitory potential against murine tyrosinase activity to explore the structure activity relationship (SAR). Presence of electron withdrawing group (-CN) at the double bond and hydroxyl group or halogen atom especially at para-position on the aromatic rings was found to significantly elevate the inhibitory activity. Among all the compounds screened, compounds 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15 and 21 were found to exhibit appreciable inhibitory activity. Compound 21 ((E)-2,3-bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl) acryonitrile) was found to be the most active with an IC50 value of 5.06 mu M which is less than half of the value 10.78 mu M observed for resveratrol (common standard used in murine tyrosinase activity studies) under similar conditions. The results obtained from the present study reveal structural/functional group sensitivity for the tyrosinase inhibitory activity of stilbenoid moieties and are expected to be very helpful for the design and synthesis of novel, selective and effective tyrosinase inhibitors. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Electron withdrawing groups, Murine tyrosinase activity, Resveratrol, Stilbenoids, Tyrosinase inhibitors, Wittig reaction},
	issn = {0045-2068},
	doi = {10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.01.001},
	author = {Ismail, Tabasum and Shafi, Syed and Srinivas, Jada and Sarkar, Dhiman and Qurishi, Yasrib and Khazir, Jabeena and Alam, Mohammad Sarwar and Kumar, Halmuthur Mahabalarao Sampath}
}
