Abstract:To investigate the inhibition mode of the yak bone collagen peptide fraction, YBCP-2-2, its antioxidant activity, Cu2+ chelating capacity, inhibition kinetics against tyrosine mono- and di-phenolase, and interaction with tyrosinase were analyzed using fluorescence spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that YBCP-2-2 exhibited notable antioxidant capacity, with IC50 values of 6.02 mg/mL and 0.81 mg/mL for scavenging DPPH and ABTS free radicals, respectively. YBCP-2-2 also exhibited a total reducing power absorbance value of 0.57 at 8.00 mg/mL, along with superior Cu2+ chelating capacity, with an IC50 of 3.22 mg/mL. Furthermore, YBCP-2-2 substantially inhibited tyrosine monophenolase in a mass concentration-dependent manner. At an inhibitor mass concentration of 20.00 mg/mL, the initial velocity of the reaction decreased from 0.012 /min to 0.003 9 /min. The inhibition type on tyrosine diphenolase was identified as mixed competitive inhibition, with both Vmax and Km undergoing changes in response to variations in the collagen peptide mass concentration; the inhibition constant KI was determined as 0.58 mg/mL. The interaction between YBCP-2-2 and tyrosinase induced fluorescence quenching of the enzyme, accompanied by a red-shift in the fluorescence emission spectrum from 340.20 nm to 351.60 nm. These findings conclusively demonstrate the potent tyrosinase inhibitory activity of collagen peptides, thereby providing a theoretical foundation for further investigations into peptide-based tyrosinase inhibition.