Fig. 1. Inhibitory activity of fermented Ginseng extract on cell-free tyrosinase (Error bar: S. D., Student’s paired t-test, *p < 0.05 versus control, n = 3).
Fig. 2. Inhibitory activity of fermented Ginseng extract on cellular tyrosinase (Error bar: S. D., Student’s paired t-test, *p < 0.05 versus control, n = 3).
Fig. 3. Inhibitory activity of fermented Ginseng extract on melanin synthesis in melanoma cells (Error bar: S. D., Student’s paired t-test, *p < 0.05 versus arbutin, n = 3).
Fig. 4. Viability of RAW264.7 cells upon treatment of fermented Ginseng extract.
Fig. 5. Viabilities of RBL-2H3 cells and J774A1 cells upon treatment of fermented Ginseng extract.
Fig. 6. Toxicity of fermented Ginseng extract on RAW264.7 cells.
Fig. 7. Whitening index (L value) of fetmented ginseng extract (t-test, *p < 0.05 versus vehicle, n = 10).
Table 1. Formulation for the assessment of whitening effect.
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