| Literature DB >> 8021657 |
I Kubo1, I Kinst-Hori, Y Yokokawa.
Abstract
Anacardic acids, 2-methylcardols, and cardols isolated from various parts of the cashew [Anacardium occidentale] (Anacardiaceae) fruit have been found to exhibit tyrosinase inhibitory activity. Kinetic studies with the two principal active compounds, 6-[8(Z),11(Z),14-pentadecatrienyl]salicylic acid and 5-[8(Z),11(Z),14-pentadecatrienyl]resorcinol, have indicated that both of these phenolic compounds exhibit characteristic competitive inhibition of the oxidation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) by mushroom tyrosinase.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8021657 DOI: 10.1021/np50106a021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Prod ISSN: 0163-3864 Impact factor: 4.050