Tyrosinase-inhibitory activity in some species of the lichen family Graphidaceae

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-69

  Behera, Bhaskar C ^a   Adawadkar, Bharathi ^a   Makhija, Urmila ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Graphidaceae; IC50; Lichen; Tyrosinase inhibition

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; GRAPHIDACEAE EXTRACT; GRAPHINA ACHARII EXTRACT; GRAPHINA ADSCRIBANS EXTRACT; GRAPHINA GLAUCORUFA EXTRACT; GRAPHINA MULTISTRIATA EXTRACT; GRAPHINA NYLENDERI EXTRACT; GRAPHINA PERSTRIATULA EXTRACT; GRAPHINA SALACINILABIATA EXTRACT; GRAPHINA SIMULANS EXTRACT; GRAPHINA SUBNITIDA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS ASSAMENSIS EXTRACT; GRAPHIS GLAUCONIGRA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS GUIMARANA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS HOSSEI EXTRACT; GRAPHIS INQUINATA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS LONGIRAMEA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS NAKANISHIANA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS PATWARDHANII EXTRACT; GRAPHIS PERSICINA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS PERSULCATA EXTRACT; GRAPHIS SIKKIMENSIS EXTRACT; GRAPHIS SOREDIOSA EXTRACT; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHAEOGRAPHINA CAESIORADIANS EXTRACT; PHAEOGRAPHIS SUBMACULATA EXTRACT; PHAEOGRAPHIS SUBTIGRINA EXTRACT; PHAEOGRAPHOPSIS INDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; METHANOL; SCAVENGER; SUCROSE; SUPEROXIDE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STABILITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GRAPHINA ACHARII; GRAPHINA ADSCRIBANS; GRAPHINA GLAUCORUFA; GRAPHINA MULTISTRIATA; GRAPHINA NYLENDERI; GRAPHINA PERSTRIATULA; GRAPHINA SALACINILABIATA; GRAPHINA SIMULANS; GRAPHINA SUBNITIDA; GRAPHIS ASSAMENSIS; GRAPHIS GLAUCONIGRA; GRAPHIS GUIMARANA; GRAPHIS HOSSEI; GRAPHIS INQUINATA; GRAPHIS LONGIRAMEA; GRAPHIS NAKANISHIANA; GRAPHIS PATWARDHANII; GRAPHIS PERSICINA; GRAPHIS PERSULCATA; GRAPHIS SIKKIMENSIS; GRAPHIS SOREDIOSA; IC 50; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PHAEOGRAPHINA CAESIORADIANS; PHAEOGRAPHIS SUBMACULATA; PHAEOGRAPHIS SUBTIGRINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; ASCOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PH; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; CULTURE MEDIA; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LICHENS; METHANOL; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUCROSE; SUPEROXIDES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 38549089508     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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