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US 9,283,166 B2Granted
Modulation of melanogenesis by modification of tyrosinase by palmitoylation
AssigneeELC Management LLC
InventorsDaniel B. Yarosh, Lieve Declercq, Yoko Niki, Naoaki Saito
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for modulating melanogenesis by modifying tyrosinase palmitoylation are provided.
Claims3
A method for increasing the appearance of melanin in mammalian skin or hair in need of such increase, comprising treating the skin or hair with a melanin-increasing effective amount of at least one inhibitor of an aspartate-histidine-histidine-cysteine domain (DHHC) selected from the group consisting of DHHC 2, 3, 7, 15, 6, 11, 17, 21, or 22.
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