The hunt for natural skin whitening agents

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5326-5349

  Smit, Nico ^a   Vicanova, Jana ^b   Pavel, Stan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DermData   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cosmetics; Natural agents; Tyrosinase inhibitors; Whitening

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROQUINONE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SKIN WHITENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLEACHING; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

COSMETICS; NATURAL AGENTS; TYROSINASE INHIBITORS; WHITENING;

ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SKIN; SKIN LIGHTENING PREPARATIONS;

EID: 74249102036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10125326     Document Type: Review

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