Aspochalasin I, a melanogenesis inhibitor from Aspergillus sp

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-371

  Choo, Soo Jin ^a   Yun, Bong Sik ^a   Ryoo, In Ja ^a   Kim, Young Hee ^a   Bae, Ki Hwan ^b   Yoo, Ick Dong ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus sp.; Aspochalasin I; Melanogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASPOCHALASIN I; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVIPES; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DOWN REGULATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; IC 50; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOGENESIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHALASINS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.;

EID: 67649312013     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0806.389     Document Type: Article

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