Inhibitory Effects of Morinda citrifolia Extract and Its Constituents on Melanogenesis in Murine B16 Melanoma Cells

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-83

  Masuda, Megumi ^a,b   Itoh, Kimihisa ^a,b   Murata, Kazuya ^a,b   Naruto, Shunsuke ^a,b   Uwaya, Akemi ^a,b   Isami, Fumiyuki ^a,b   Matsuda, Hideaki ^a,b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tahitian Noni Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

3,3 bisdemethylpinoresinol; americanin a; B16 melanoma cell; Morinda citrifolia; Noni seed; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

3,3' BISNORPINORESINOL; ALCOHOL; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; AMERICANIN A; KOJIC ACID; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRUIT; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIOXINS; LIGNANS; MELANINS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MORINDA; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STRUCTURES;

EID: 84855656087     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.35.78     Document Type: Article

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