Isolation of melanogenesis inhibitors from ponciri fructus

Ae Ryang Son, Ji Young Choi, Jeong Ah Kim, Se Hoon Cho, Xu Guang Hua, Sung Hee Park, See Ryun Chung, Tae Chun Chung, Yurng Dong Jahng, Jong Keun Son, Seung Ho Lee

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Abstract

To develop an whitening cosmetics, we isolated the melanogenesis inhibitors from the unripe fruits of Poncirus trifoliata (Rutaceae). Isolated compounds were identified as poncirin(1), naringin(2), bis(2-methylheptyl)phthalate(3), avenalumic acid methyl ester(4) by comparison of physical and spectral data with those reported in the literature. Among the isolated compounds, bis(2-methylheptyl)phthalate showed most potent inhibitory effect on the melanogenesis in cultured B-16 mouse melanoma cell lines (IC50, 36.8 μM) compared with kojic acid (IC50, 150 μM).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalKorean Journal of Pharmacognosy
Volume36
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 2005

Keywords

  • Bis(2-methylheptyl)phthalate
  • Melanogenesis inhibitors
  • Poncirus trifoliata
  • Rutaceae
  • Whitening cosmetics

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