Anti-melanoma, tyrosinase inhibitory and anti-microbial activities of gold nanoparticles synthesized from aqueous leaf extracts of Teraxacum officinale

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-154

  Tettey, C O ^a,b   Nagajyothi, P C ^b   Lee, S E ^b   Ocloo, A ^a   Minh An, T N ^a   Sreekanth, T V M ^b   Lee, K D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; cytotoxicity; gold nanoparticles; green synthesis; tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DANDELION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TERAXACUM OFFICINALE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ASTERACEAE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GOLD; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; WATER;

EID: 84859108028     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2011.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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