Anti–elastase, anti–tyrosinase and matrix metalloproteinase–1 inhibitory activity of earthworm extracts as potential new anti–aging agent
Objective: To examine whether earthworms of Eisenia fetida, Lumbricus rubellus and Eudrilus eugeniae extracts have elastase, tyrosinase and matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) inhibitory activity. Methods: The earthworms extract was screened for elastase, tyrosinase and MMP-1 inhibitory activity and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530294X |