Melanogenesis and antityrosinase activity of selected South African plants

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mapunya, Manyatja Brenda ^a,b   Nikolova, Roumiana Vassileva ^a   Lall, Namrita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE ACULEATA EXTRACT; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ALOE PRETORIENSIS EXTRACT; ALOE SESSILIFLORA EXTRACT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; HARPEPHYLLUM CAFFRUM EXTRACT; LEVODOPA; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE; ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HARPEPHYLLUM CAFFRUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLEACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUTACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84861078905     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/374017     Document Type: Article

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