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However, the tyrosinase inhibitory potential of metabolites from this strain has not been previously reported. This study investigates its genomic features, secondary metabolites, and tyrosinase inhibitory activity to identify promising enzyme inhibitors. Integrated COG, GO, and KEGG annotation revealed a metabolically robust network supporting secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Chemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract yielded five known compounds, among which cyclo(L-Pro-L-Leu) displayed the strongest tyrosinase inhibition (IC50 = 79.5 \u00b1 2.3 \u03bcM), whereas uracil showed weaker activity. In silico ADMET and drug-likeness analyses suggested favorable pharmacokinetic properties and compliance with major drug-likeness rules for cyclo(L-Pro-L-Leu). Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated stable binding to mushroom tyrosinase (mTYR) and human TYRP1, supported by MM\/GBSA and residue decomposition analyses identifying key stabilizing residues. 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