Decapaptide-12

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Decapaptide-12 (Lumixyl) is a synthetic 10-amino acid peptide with the sequence YRSRKYSSWY or Tyr-Arg-Ser-Arg-Lys-Tyr-Ser-Ser-Trp-Tyr, which acts to inhibit the synthesis of melanin by blocking the enzyme tyrosinase. It has been investigated for medical uses in treatment of hyperpigmentation disorders such as melasma, and has also been sold off-label as a skin-lightening product.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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FormulaC65H90N18O17
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Decapaptide-12
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  • (2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-6-amino-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoyl]amino]hexanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC65H90N18O17
Molar mass1395.544 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)C[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCN=C(N)N)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCN=C(N)N)NC(=O)[C@H](CC5=CC=C(C=C5)O)N
  • InChI=1S/C65H90N18O17/c66-24-4-3-9-45(76-55(91)47(11-6-26-73-65(70)71)77-60(96)51(32-84)81-57(93)46(10-5-25-72-64(68)69)75-54(90)43(67)27-35-12-18-39(87)19-13-35)56(92)78-48(28-36-14-20-40(88)21-15-36)58(94)82-53(34-86)62(98)83-52(33-85)61(97)79-49(30-38-31-74-44-8-2-1-7-42(38)44)59(95)80-50(63(99)100)29-37-16-22-41(89)23-17-37/h1-2,7-8,12-23,31,43,45-53,74,84-89H,3-6,9-11,24-30,32-34,66-67H2,(H,75,90)(H,76,91)(H,77,96)(H,78,92)(H,79,97)(H,80,95)(H,81,93)(H,82,94)(H,83,98)(H,99,100)(H4,68,69,72)(H4,70,71,73)/t43-,45-,46-,47-,48-,49-,50-,51-,52-,53-/m0/s1
  • Key:OYVFAMLECFSFEI-XJHNTGDTSA-N
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