Gnetol as a potent tyrosinase inhibitor from genus gnetum

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 663-665

  Ohguchi, Kenji ^a   Tanaka, Toshiyuki ^b   Iliya, Ibrahim ^b   Ito, Tetsuro ^b   Iinuma, Munekazu ^c   Matsumoto, Kenji ^a   Akao, Yukihiro ^a   Nozawa, Yoshinori ^a  

^a GIFU INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Gifu Prefectural Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gnetaceae; Gnetol; Melanin; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

2,3',5',6 TETRAHYDROXY TRANS STILBENE; 2,3',5',6-TETRAHYDROXY-TRANS-STILBENE; KOJIC ACID; MELANIN; PEPTIDE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TYROSINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA; GNETUM; IC 50; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GNETUM; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; PEPTIDES; PYRONES; STILBENES;

GNETACEAE; GNETUM; MURINAE;

EID: 0037800869     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.663     Document Type: Article

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