Flavonols from saffron flower: Tyrosinase inhibitory activity and inhibition mechanism

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4121-4125

  Kubo, Isao ^a   Ikuyo, Kinst Hori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive inhibitor; Copper chelator; Crocus sativus; Flavonols; Kaempferol; Tyrosinase inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; KAEMPFEROL; KEMPFEROL; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGHER PLANT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN;

FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; KAEMPFEROLS; LILIACEAE; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUERCETIN;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CROCUS SATIVUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; IRIDACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0344994605     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990201q     Document Type: Article

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