| Literature DB >> 20622433 |
Osamu Ohno1, Taeko Watabe, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Masaru Kawagoshi, Nobuo Uotsu, Tomohiro Chiba, Masayoshi Yamada, Kohji Yamaguchi, Kaoru Yamada, Kenji Miyamoto, Daisuke Uemura.
Abstract
An EtOH extract of fruits of Piper longum was found to exhibit a potent inhibitory effect against alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH)-induced melanin production in B16 mouse melanoma cells. Bioassay-directed fractionation led to the isolation of prenylated phenolic compounds bakuchiol, bavachin, and isobavachalcone. These compounds and the crude extract of the fruits of P. longum may have suppressive effects against pigmentation by melanin in the skin.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20622433 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.100221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043