Figure 3.
Time course of the tyrosinase-catalyzed oxidation of EQ 1 in the presence of NAC, CySH, or GSH. (a) HPLC analysis following the tyrosinase-catalyzed oxidation of EQ 1 in the presence of 3 mol eq. NAC at pH 6.8; (b) HPLC analysis following the tyrosinase-catalyzed oxidation of EQ 1 in the presence of 3 mol eq. CySH at pH 6.8; (c) HPLC analysis following the tyrosinase-catalyzed oxidation of EQ 1 in the presence of 3 mol eq. GSH at pH 6.8. The reaction was stopped by the addition of HClO4. Data were obtained from averages of two independent experiments. Mono-A, mono-B, di-A, and di-B had retention times with decreasing order in each thiol adduct.