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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