Screening for Tyrosinase Inhibitors among Extracts of Seashore Plants and Identification of Potent Inhibitors from Garcinia subelliptica.

Autor: Masuda, Toshiya, Yamashita, Daiki, Takeda, Yoshio, Yonemori, Shigetomo
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Zdroj: Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry; Jan2005, Vol. 69 Issue 1, p197-201, 5p, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: Cites a study investigating the tyrosinase inhibitory activity of methanol extracts of seashore plants of Iriomote island, Okinawa, Japan. Identification of seashore plants who showed potent activity; Strong inhibitor activity of isolated biflavonoids than kojic acid when using L-tyrosine as the substrate; Potential application of isolated biflavonoids as agents for preventing enzymatic food browning and melanization of human skin.
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