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p-Coumaric Acid Potently Down-regulates Zebrafish Embryo Pigmentation: Comparison of in vivo Assay and Computational Molecular Modeling with Phenylthiourea

  • Kim, Dong-Chan (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Gimcheon University) ;
  • Kim, Seonlin (Department of Novel Drug Design Laboratory, Neuronex) ;
  • Hwang, Kyu-Seok (Department of Biology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Cheol-Hee (Department of Biology, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2016.11.29
  • Accepted : 2017.02.06
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

p-Coumaric acid is an organic compound that is a hydroxyl derivative of cinnamic acid. Due to its multiple biological activities p-coumaric acid has been widely studied in biochemical and cellular systems and is also considered as a useful therapeutic candidate for various neuronal diseases. However, the efficacy of p-coumaric acid on zebrafish developmental regulation has not been fully explored. In this study, therefore, we first investigated the action mechanism of the p-coumaric acid on the zebrafish development in a whole-organism model. p-Coumaric acid treated group significantly inhibited the pigmentation of the developing zebrafish embryos compared with control embryos without any severe side effects. In addition, p-coumaric acid down-regulated more effectively in a lower concentration than the well-known zebrafish's melanogenic inhibitor, phenylthiourea. We also compared the molecular docking property of p-coumaric acid with phenylthiourea on the tyrosinase's kojic acid binding site, which is the key enzyme of zebrafish embryo pigmentation. Interestingly, p-coumaric acid interacted with higher numbers of the amino acid residues and exhibited a tight binding affinity to the enzyme than phenylthiourea. Taken all together, these results strongly suggest that p-coumaric acid inhibits the activity of tyrosinase, consequently down-regulating zebrafish embryo pigmentation, and might play an important role in the reduction of dermal pigmentation. Thus, p-coumaric acid can be an effective and non-toxic ingredient for anti-melanogenesis functional materials.

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