Tyrosinase Inhibitors from Anise Oil

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1268-1271

  Kubo, Isao ^a   Kinst Hori, Ikuyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisaldehyde; Aniseed; L DOPA; Noncompetitive inhibition; Schiff base formation; Tyrosinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

APIACEAE; BASIDIOMYCOTA; MYRRHIS ODORATA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM;

EID: 0001136721     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9708958     Document Type: Article

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