Enzymatic synthesis of arbutin undecylenic acid ester and its inhibitory effect on mushroom tyrosinase

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 481-486

  Tokiwa, Y ^a   Kitagawa, M ^b   Raku, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Toyobo Research Center   (Japan)

^c Green Product Laboratory Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arbutin; Enzymatic synthesis; Tyrosinase; Tyrosinase inhibitor; Undecylenic acid

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; TYROSINASE; TYROSINASE INHIBITORS; UNDECYLENIC ACIDS;

ENZYMES; FUNGI; HYDROXYLATION; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ESTERS;

10 UNDECENOIC ACID; ALKALINE PROTEINASE; ARBUTIN; ARBUTIN UNDECYLENIC ACID ESTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTER; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY;

AGARICALES; ARBUTIN; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTERS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; UNDECYLENIC ACIDS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 33847314304     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9267-4     Document Type: Article

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