Kojic acid and its derivatives: History and present state of art

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Brtko, J ^a   Rondahl, L ^a   Fickova M ^a   Hudecova D ^b   Eybl, V ^c   Uher, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

5 hydroxy 2 hydroxymethyl 4 pyranone; Chelating agent; Derivatives; Fungicide; Inhibitors of neoplastic cell growt; Kojic acid

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXY 2 BROMOMETHYL 4 PYRAN 4 ONE; 5 HYDROXY 2 CHLOROMETHYL 4 PYRAN 4 ONE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CATECHOL OXIDASE; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; FUNGICIDE; HALOGEN; KOJIC ACID; KOJIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MELANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIOSTASIS; CANCER INHIBITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPIGMENTATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA L1210; PYRONES;

EID: 2342519416     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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