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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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine Editorial Office
2014
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36474/1/Anti.pdf |