S-(−)-10,11-Dihydroxyfarnesoic Acid Methyl Ester Inhibits Melanin Synthesis in Murine Melanocyte Cells

S-(−)-10,11-Dihydroxyfarnesoic Acid Methyl Ester Inhibits Melanin Synthesis in Murine Melanocyte Cells

The development of antimelanogenic agents is important for the prevention of serious aesthetic problems such as melasmas, freckles, age spots, and chloasmas. In the course of screening for melanin synthesis inhibitors, we found that the culture broth from an insect morphopathogenic fungus, Beauveria...

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Main Authors: Seung-Hwa Baek, Jun-Won Ahn, Sung-Hee Nam, Cheol-Sik Yoon, Jae-Cheon Shin, Sang-Han Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
dihydroxyfarnesoic acid
melanin
tyrosinase
inhibitor
insect juvenile hormone
whitening
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/7/12750

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