Effects of the melanogenic inhibitor, uracil, derived from Lactobacillus plantarum TWK10-fermented soy milk on anti-melanogenesis in B16F0 mouse melanoma cells

The anti-melanogenic ingredient from aqueous extracts of soy milk fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum TWK10 (TWK10) was isolated and identified as uracil. In addition, the mechanism by which uracil inhibits melanogenesis in α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH)-stimulated B16 melanoma cells was...

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Main Authors: Chia-Jen Chang, Ru-Yu Dai, Yann-Lii Leu, Tsung-Yu Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615002601