Melanogenesis inhibitory effects of methanolic extracts of Umbilicaria esculenta and Usnea longissima

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 578-582

  Kim, Moo Sung ^a   Cho, Hong Bum ^b  

^a Macrocare Tech Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Seokyeong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti oxidation; Glycosylation; Melanogenesis inhibition; Tyrosinase; Umbilicaria (Gyrophora) esculenta; Usnea longissima

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELANIN; METHANOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; LICHENS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; TUMOR CELL LINE; USNEA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; LICHENS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELANINS; METHANOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; USNEA;

UMBILICARIA ESCULENTA; USNEA; USNEA LONGISSIMA;

EID: 37549050577     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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