Modulation of melanogenesis by aloesin: A competitive inhibitor of tyrosinase

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 335-340

  Jones, Ken ^a   Hughes, Jennifer ^a   Hong, Mei ^a   Jia, Qi ^a   Orndorff, Steve ^a  

^a Univera Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aloesin; Kinetics; Melanin; Melanocytes; Melanogenesis; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ALOESIN; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSIDE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT DISORDER;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMONES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDERMIS; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ALOE; ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; MURINAE;

EID: 0036783677     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2002.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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