Effects of theaflavins on melanin biosynthesis in mouse B16 melanoma cells

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1429-1431

  Yamaoka, Yuriko ^a   Ohguchi, Kenji ^b   Itoh, Tomohiro ^b   Nozawa, Yoshinori ^b   Akao, Yukihiro ^b  

^a Aichikonan Junior College   (Japan)

^b GIFU INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black tea; Melanin; Melanogenesis; Theaflavins; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

BLACK TEA; MELANIN; MELANOGENESIS; THEAFLAVINS; TYROSINASE;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; PHENOLS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

BIFLAVONOID; CATECHIN; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PRIMER DNA; THEAFLAVIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIFLAVONOIDS; CATECHIN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 67949109685     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80880     Document Type: Article

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