Oxidative degradation of melanins to pyrrole acids: A model study
摘要:
The origin of pyrrole-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (PTCA), the most characteristic degradation product of melanins, was investigated by use of synthetic pigments prepared from the major biosynthetic precursors, 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI) and 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA). Under the reported conditions, i.e. acidic permanganate, oxidative degradation of DHI- and DHICA-melanins afforded PTCA in 0.15 and 3.0% w/w yield, respectively. A significant improvement of PTCA yields up to 7% was obtained using alkaline hydrogen peroxide as the oxidising agent. Under these conditions pyrrole-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (PDCA) was also obtained in significant yields. Investigation of the oxidative degradation of some model indole oligomers (1-4) provided unambiguous evidence that PTCA may originate from 2-linked DHI-units in the pigment polymer as well as from DHICA-derived units, whereas PDCA arises from DHI-units not substituted at 2-position. Monitoring of the oxidation of dimer 1 to PTCA showed the intermediate formation of DHICA. Accordingly, a mechanistic route is proposed for the degradation of 2-substituted DHI-units in melanin polymer to PTCA which also accounts for the observed yields of formation of the pyrrole acid from the model oligomers.
Oxidative degradation of natural and synthetic eumelanins with alkaline H2O2 afforded a complex mixture of lowmolecularweightproducts which comprised, besides 1 and 2, three novel pyrroleacids. These were isolated and identified as 2-carboxyhydroxymethylpyrrole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid (3), 2-carboxymethylpyrrole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid (4) and 2-hydroxymethylpyrrole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid (5). Investigation
用碱性H 2 O 2对天然和合成油棕素进行氧化降解,得到了低分子量产物的复杂混合物,该产物除1和2外还包含三种新型吡咯酸。将它们分离并鉴定为2-羧基羟甲基吡咯-3,5-二羧酸(3),2-羧甲基吡咯-3,5-二羧酸(4)和2-羟甲基吡咯-3,5-二羧酸(5)。对木聚糖素前体5,6-二羟基吲哚和5,6-二羟基吲哚-2-羧酸以及低聚物6-10的氧化降解研究表明,吡咯酸3-5由羧基和非羧基吲哚单元的过氧化破坏引起的吡咯4主要由未在7位取代的吲哚单元产生。通过用碱性H 2 O 2处理,没有任何新的吡咯转化为1,表明它们是由不同的降解途径形成的。可将这些结果纳入改进的机制方案中,以通过Eumelanins的H 2 O 2降解使吡咯酸的来源合理化。
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING CHANGES IN PIGMENTED TISSUE
申请人:Moazed Kambiz Thomas
公开号:US20110280909A1
公开(公告)日:2011-11-17
Methods and systems are described for a rapid and sustainable change in the pigment melanin content of melanocytes of the iris stroma, thereby to change the color of the eye. Also described are nanoparticle compositions for lightening the pigmented tissues or treating a pigmented tissue related disease.
Method and system for effecting changes in pigmented tissue
申请人:Moazed Kambiz Thomas
公开号:US20120207809A1
公开(公告)日:2012-08-16
Methods and systems are described for a rapid and sustainable change in the pigment melanin content of melanocytes of the iris stroma, thereby to change the color of the eye. Also described are compositions for lightening or darkening the pigmented tissues or treating a pigmented tissue disease.
Use of an edelweiss extract in hair care for the prevention of hair graying
申请人:DSM IP Assets B.V.
公开号:EP2873414A1
公开(公告)日:2015-05-20
The present invention relates to a new use of an edelweiss extract for application to skin having hair, scalp, or hair of a human for the prevention of the graying of hair and/or for restoration and/or maintenance of the natural hair color. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for preventing the graying of hair and/or restoring and/or maintaining the natural hair color which comprises the step of applying to skin having hair of a human a topical composition comprising an effective amount of an edelweiss extract.