• 약학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.456-461
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• 1997

Tyrosinase is known to accelerate the melanin polymer biosynthesis in melanocyte, so tyrosinase inhibitors hinder the melanin polymer biosynthesis and are useful not only for th e material used in cosmetics as skin-whitening agents but also as the remedy for disturbances in pigmentation. During our search for new melanin biosynthesis inhibitors from natural sources, 130 higher plants were tested for the inhibitory effect against tyrosinase activity by the mushroom tyrosinase assay. Among them, Carex humilis ($IC_{50}$, 10vg/ml), Sophora flavescence ($IC_{50},\;20{\sim}50{mu}g/ml$) and Styrax japonica ($IC_{50},\;10{\mu}g/ml$) inhibited the tyrosinase activity strongly.

• 생약학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.387-393
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• 2007

By screening inhibitory activities on the melanin polymer biosynthesis in B-16 mouse melanoma cell lines, MeOH extract of Phellodendri Cortex was found to have inhibitory effect on melanin polymer biosynthesis. Twelve compounds were isolated from the MeOH extract of P. Cortex. They were identified as obacunone (1), limonin (2), ${\beta}-sitosterol$ (3), bis(2-methylheptyl) phthalate (4), cycloeucalenol (5), berberine (6), palmatine (7), jatrorrhizine (8), syringin (9), umbelliferone (10), rutaecarpine (11) and scopoletin (12) by comparison of their physical and spectral data with those of authentic samples. Among the isolated compounds, berberine (6) and palmatine (7) showed potent inhibitory effect on the melanin polymer biosynthesis in cultured B-16 mouse melanoma cell lines, with Inhibition rate of 96% and 90%, respectively. As a positive control, arbutin exhibited an inhibition rate of 56%.

• 생약학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.397-403
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• 1999

Tyrosinase plays an important role in the process of melanin polymer biosynthesis. Therefore, the enzyme inhibitors have been of great concern as cosmetics to have skin-whitening effects on the local hyperpigmentation. During the search for new inhibitory compounds on melanin polymer biosynthesis from natural sources, MeOH extracts of 589 higher plants were tested for the inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity by the muschroom tyrosinase assay in vitro. Among plants tested, the leaves of Cercis chinensis exhibited potent inhibitory effect on mushroom tyrosinase activity. Subsequently seven active compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble part of acetone extract of the leaves of C. chinensis by the activity guided fractionation monitoring the inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity. Their chemical structures were identified as $kaempferol-3-0-{\alpha}-L-rhamnoside$, quercitrin, $myricetin-3-0-{\alpha}-L-rhamnoside$, myricetin-3-0-(2'-O-galloyl)- ${\alpha}$ -L-rhamopyranoside (desmanthin), (-)-epicatechin-3-0-gallate, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-0-gallate, and methyl gallate on the basis of the speculation of spectral data and chemical reaction. Among the flavonol rhamnosides, myricetin-3-0-(2'-O-galloyl)- -L-rhamnoside(desmanthin) showed most potent inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity and the structure of B-ring in flavonol moiety was related to the activity. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate having pyrogallol group in flavan-3-ol moiety exhibited more potent inhibitory effect than (-)-epicatechin-3-0-gallate having catechol group in flavan-3-ol moiety on mushroom tyrosinase activity.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.260.1-260.1
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• 2003

Magnoliae Flos(‘shin-j’). the flower buds of Magnolia kobus, is acrid to taste with a ‘warm’ property. It is a ‘wind-cold’ discutient and nasal decongestant and is principally used in the treatment of nasal congestion with headache, sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. By screening inhibitory activities on the melanin polymer biosysthesis in B-16 mouse melanoma cell lines, methylene chloride extract of Magnoliae Flos was found to have inhibitory effect on melanin polymer biosynthesis. (omitted)

• 생약학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.174-178
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• 2008

Melanin is a polymer of phenol which produces hyperpigmentation in the skin. Melanin synthesis is catalyzed by the enzyme tyrosinase. To investigate the whitening activity of the fractions from the ethanol extract of Enteromorpha linza, we studied the inhibitory effect on the tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis in the B16/F1 melanoma cells. The inhibition ratio of tyrosinase activity of ethylacetate fraction from E. linza was as strong as that of kojic acid, a positive control. Also, the melanin production was significantly inhibited by the ethylacetate fraction in a dose dependent manner. The ethylacetate fraction showed the highest activity in the fractions and as strong activity as that of arbutin, a positive control. From these results, we suggest that the E. linza extract might be able to apply to cosmetic and medical fields.

• 대한한방피부미용학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the aqueous extract of the Astragalus membranaceous(AM). AM showed inhibitory effect on the tyrosinase activity using L-tyrosine as a substrate. Tyrosinase plays an important role in the process of melanin polymer biosynthesis. In vitro AM extract(1mg/ml) inhibited melanin biosynthesis and are useful for the material used in cosmetics. B16 mouse melanoma cells were cultured in different concentrations. The non-cytotoxicity of the plant extracts was confirmed by MTT assay.

• 약학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.455-462
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• 2000

To investigate how the aqueous extracts of Epimedium koreanum Nakai (EK) affects pigmentation of skin, the aqueous extract of EK at various concentrations were incubated with 1 $\times$ 10$^{5}$ melanoma cells per well for 72 h. The morphology and number of cell line were not changed, but the aqueous extract of EK increased the tyrosinase activity and the content of melanin polymer in the cell line. These results indicate that the aqueous extract of EK promotes melanogenesis of Bl6 mouse melanoma cell line.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2018

멜라닌은 생체 내에서 발모 및 피부색을 결정하는데 중요한 역할을 하는 고분자 물질이다. 하지만 활성산소에 의해 과도하게 생성된 멜라닌은 노화와 관련된 기미, 주근깨와 과색소 침착증 등을 야기한다고 알려져 있다. 이와 관련된 천연물 중 서목태 성분의 하나인 polyphosphate는 자외선에 의해 손상되는 피부 노화를 억제한다고 보고되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 멜라닌 합성에 대한 RNEE의 직접적인 효과를 조사한 것이다. 본 연구에서 RNEE는 DPPH radical의 소거효과 및 환원력과 같은 항산화 효과는 없는 것으로 나타났다. MTT 실험을 수행한 결과, RNEE는 농도 의존적으로 세포독성을 증가시켰다. 또한, RNEE는 tyrosinase 활성과 DOPA-oxidation 실험 결과에서 멜라닌 합성을 증가시켰다. RNEE는 살아있는 세포에서 L-DOPA에 의한 유발되는 melanin생성 촉진 효과는 없는 것으로 나타났으나, 과산화수소를 처리하여 melanin 생성을 감소시킨 대조군과 비교시 과산화수소 전처리 후 RNEE를 처리한 군에서는 melanin 생성 촉진 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 뿐만 아니라 RNEE는 tyrosinase related protein-2 (TRP-2)의 발현을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났으며, tyrosinase related protein-1 (TRP-1)의 단백질발현도 대조군과 비교시 $16{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 superoxide anion을 과산화수소로 변환시키는 SOD-3의 발현을 조사한 결과 $16{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 농도에서 대조군과 양성 대조군인 ${\alpha}$-MSH보다 단백질 발현이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로, 이상의 결과는 서목태가 흑모와 관련 있는 멜라닌 생성을 촉진하는 기능적인 잠재성을 가지고 있다는 것을 암시한다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.802-810
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• 2018

노화란 나이가 들면서 생기는 몸의 변화로 검은 머리가 흰 머리로 변하는 백발화, 과산화 지질과 단백질로 구성되어 생성되는 검버섯, 주름 등으로 나타난다. 멜라닌은 tyrosine에서 DOPA를 거쳐 산화 중합반응에 의해 생성되는 고분자 물질로 인체 내에 존재하는 머리카락 및 피부 색을 결정한다. 이러한 멜라닌은 melanocyte에서 합성되며, 활성산소에 의해 과도하게 생성되면 노화를 일으킨다는 연구가 보고되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 항산화 효과 및 멜라닌 합성에 대한 바나나 껍질 추출물(MPEE)의 직접적인 효과를 밝히는 것이다. MPEE는 DPPH radical scavenging assay와 reducing power assay를 수행한 결과, 두 실험 모두 양성대조군인 vitamin C와 비슷한 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 세포 실험에 앞서 세포 독성을 알아보기 위해 B16F1 세포에서 MTT assay를 수행하였다. MPEE는 $32{\mu}g/ml$ 이하의 농도에서 세포독성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, MPEE는 invitro에서 tyrosinase 활성과 DOPA-oxidation 뿐만 아니라 살아있는 세포에서 멜라닌 합성을 증가시켰다. 더욱이, $H_2O_2$로 세포를 노화시켜 L-DOPA 실험을 수행한 결과, MPEE는 멜라닌 합성을 증가시켰다. 단백질 수준의 발현을 위한 Western blot 분석을 수행한 결과, TRP-1, TPR-2와 SOD-2의 발현 수준은 MPEE의 존재 하에서 증가되었다. 이상의 결과는 MPEE가 항산화 소재로 멜라닌 합성을 촉진시킨다는 것을 암시하고 있다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.391.3-392
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• 2002

Melanin is a main pigment found in skin. hair and eyes, and tyrosinase plays an important role in the process of melanin polymer biosynthesis. Caesalpinia sappan L.(C. sappan) has been commonly used in Oriental folk medicines to promote blood circulation and as analgesic as well as remedy for thrombosis. This present study was designed to investigate the effect of ethyl acetate extract from C. sappan on melanogenesis in Melan-a cells. (omitted)