Tyrosinase inhibitory activity of bangladeshi indigenous medicinal plants

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1967-1969

  Khanom, Firoza ^a   Kayahara, Hiroshi ^b   Tadasa, Koji ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi; Inhibitory activity; Medicinal plant; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; METHANOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GLYCYRRHIZA; MEDICINAL PLANT;

BANGLADESH; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLYCYRRHIZA; METHANOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0034279392     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1967     Document Type: Article

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