Flavonoids, taxifolin and luteolin attenuate cellular melanogenesis despite increasing tyrosinase protein levels

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1200-1207

  Anu, Sang Mi ^a   Kim, Hyo Jung ^a   Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Boo, Yong Chool ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Luteolin; Melanin; Taxifolin; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ARBUTIN; COSMETIC; FLAVOCON; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; LEVODOPA; LUTEOLIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TAXIFOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FLAVONOIDS; LUTEOLIN; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; QUERCETIN;

MURINAE;

EID: 52649114815     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2435     Document Type: Article

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