| Literature DB >> 24668298 |
Toshio Morikawa1, Yusuke Nakanishi, Kiyofumi Ninomiya, Hisashi Matsuda, Souichi Nakashima, Hisako Miki, Yu Miyashita, Masayuki Yoshikawa, Takao Hayakawa, Osamu Muraoka.
Abstract
A methanol extract of the flower buds of Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link (Calycanthaceae) demonstrated inhibitory effects on melanogenesis in theophylline-stimulated murine B16 melanoma 4A5 cells. From the extract, five dimeric pyrrolidinoindoline alkaloids and four sesquiterpenes were isolated, together with 16 known compounds. Among them, (-)-chimonanthine (1, IC50 = 0.93 μM), (-)-folicanthine (2, 1.4 μM), and (-)-calycanthidine (3, 1.8 μM) showed potent inhibitory effects without notable cytotoxicity at the effective concentrations. The most potent alkaloid (1) inhibited both tyrosinase and tyrosine-related protein-1 mRNA expressions, to which the melanogenesis inhibitory activity would be ascribable.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24668298 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-014-0832-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Med ISSN: 1340-3443 Impact factor: 2.343