Inhibitory effects of plant extracts on tyrosinase activity and melanin synthesis

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-139

  Park, Hyen Joo ^a   Park, Kwang Kyun ^b   Hwang, Jae Kwan ^c   Chung, Won Yoon ^b   Lee, Seung Eun ^d   Lee, Sang Kook ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Rural Development Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aster ageratoides Turcz. var. ageratoides; Melanin; Physalis alkekengi var. Francheti; Skin whitening; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

DOPACHROME; LEVODOPA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA; ARTICLE; ASTER AGERATOIDES; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CLEMATIS HERACLEIFOLIA; DIOSCOREA BATATUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOWER; ISODON SERRA; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RUBIA AKANE; SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS; SCABIOSA TSCHILIENSIS;

EID: 79955009422     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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