Kojic Acid Showed Consistent Inhibitory Activity on Tyrosinase from Mushroom and in Cultured B16F10 Cells Compared with Arbutins

Kojic Acid Showed Consistent Inhibitory Activity on Tyrosinase from Mushroom and in Cultured B16F10 Cells Compared with Arbutins

Kojic acid, β-arbutin, α-arbutin, and deoxyarbutin have been reported as tyrosinase inhibitors in many articles, but some contradictions exist in their differing results. In order to provide some explanations for these contradictions and to find the most suitable compound as a positive control for s...

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Main Authors: Wei Wang, Ying Gao, Weiwei Wang, Jianyong Zhang, Junfeng Yin, Ting Le, Jinjin Xue, Ulrich H. Engelhardt, Heyuan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
tyrosinases
kojic acid
α-arbutin
β-arbutin
deoxyarbutin
monophenolase activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/3/502

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