The effect of chlorophorin and its derivative on melanin biosynthesis

Holzforschung

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 514-518

  Arung, Enos Tangke ^a   Yoshikawa, Keisuke ^a   Shimizu, Kuniyoshi ^a   Kondo, Ryuichiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophora excelsa; Chlorophorin; Hexahydrochlorophorin; Melanin; Moraceae; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DERIVATIVES; HYDROGENATION; OXIDATION; TOXICITY;

CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA; HEXAHYDROPCHLOROPHORIN; MELANIN; MORACEAE; TYROSINASE;

HARDWOODS;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; CHLOROPHORA; CYTOLOGY; HYDROGENATION; INHIBITORS; TOXICITY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 24044480367     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2005.085     Document Type: Article

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