A potent tyrosinase activator from radix polygoni multiflori and its melanogenesis stimulatory effect in B16 melanoma cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 660-663

  Guan, Shuyu ^a   Su, Weiwei ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Li, Peibo ^a   Wang, Yonggang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,3,5,4 tetrahydroxystilbene 2 O D glucoside; Anthraquinone; Melanogenesis; Radix Polygoni multiflori; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

2,3,5,4 TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE 2 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSIDE; CHRYSOPHANIC ACID; EMODIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHYSCION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA B16; MELANOMA CELL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCOSIDES; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYGONUM; STILBENES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; MURINAE;

EID: 44149113257     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2358     Document Type: Article

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