BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN BENGKOANG (Pachyrhizus erosus) AS ANTIOXIDANT AND TYROSINASE INHIBITING AGENTS

In Indonesia, the roots of bengkoang (Phacyrhizus erosus) have been used as the excipient for sun screening and skin whitening paste. Since the active compounds exhibiting skin whitening or sun screening effect have not previously been studied, the aim of this study was to identify compounds wit...

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Main Authors: Endang Lukitaningsih, Ulrike Holzgrabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2014-04-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy
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Online Access:http://indonesianjpharm.farmasi.ugm.ac.id/index.php/3/article/view/11