Screening of Indonesian plants for tyrosinase inhibitory activity

In our efforts to find new tyrosinase inhibitory materials, we investigated 44 Indonesian plants belonging to 24 families for tyrosinase inhibitory activity. The extracts of 5 Artocarpus woods showed potent tyrosinase inhibitory activity (over 80% at 100 µg/ml) similar to a positive control, kojic a...

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Published in:Journal of wood science 2005-10, Vol.51 (5), p.520-525
Main Authors: Arung, Enos Tangke, Kusuma, Irawan Wijaya, Iskandar, Yetti Mulyati, Yasutake, Seiji, Shimizu, Kuniyoshi, Kondo, Ryuichiro
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Language:English
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Tyrosinase
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Summary:In our efforts to find new tyrosinase inhibitory materials, we investigated 44 Indonesian plants belonging to 24 families for tyrosinase inhibitory activity. The extracts of 5 Artocarpus woods showed potent tyrosinase inhibitory activity (over 80% at 100 µg/ml) similar to a positive control, kojic acid. In Artocarpus woods, the extracts of the sapwoods showed stronger inhibitory activity than those of the heartwoods. Chlorophorin was isolated as one of the active compounds in the sapwood of Artocarpus heterophyllus. The content of chlorophorin in sapwood was higher than that in heartwood.
ISSN:1435-0211
1611-4663
DOI:10.1007/s10086-004-0690-7