Identifying 6,7,4′-trihydroxyisoflavone as a potent tyrosinase inhibitor

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1999-2001

  Chang, Te Sheng ^a   Ding, Hsiou Yu ^b   Lin, Hang Ching ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

6,7,4 trihydroxyisoflavone; Inhibitor; Isoflavone; Kojic acid; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; REACTION KINETICS;

6,7,4′-TRIHYDROXYISOFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONES; KOJIC ACID; TYROSINASE;

ENZYMES;

6,7,4' TRIHYDROXYISOFLAVONE; 6,7,4'-TRIHYDROXYISOFLAVONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINE;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IC 50; KINETICS; METABOLISM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AGARICALES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; ISOFLAVONES; KINETICS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TYROSINE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 27644444019     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.1999     Document Type: Article

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