Tyrosinase inhibition by extracts and constituents of Sideroxylon inerme L. stem bark, used in South Africa for skin lightening

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-512

  Momtaz, S ^a   Mapunya, B M ^a   Houghton, P J ^b   Edgerly, C ^b   Hussein, A ^a   Naidoo, S ^a   Lall, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; l DOPA; Sideroxylon inerme; Tyrosinase inhibition; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; KOJIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT EXTRACT; SIDEROXYLON INERME EXTRACT; SKIN LIGHTENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BARK; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT STEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIDEROXYLON INERME; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORIMETRY; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PICRATES; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PYRONES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SAPOTACEAE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

SIDEROXYLON INERME;

EID: 53649111301     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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