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http://dx.doi.org/10.7841/ksbbj.2013.28.2.137

The Inhibitory Effects of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner Extract on Melanogenesis  

Lee, Jun Young (Saimdang Cosmetics Co., Ltd., R&D Center)
Im, Kyung Ran (Saimdang Cosmetics Co., Ltd., R&D Center)
Jung, Taek Kyu (Saimdang Cosmetics Co., Ltd., R&D Center)
Yoon, Kyung-Sup (Saimdang Cosmetics Co., Ltd., R&D Center)
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KSBB Journal / v.28, no.2, 2013 , pp. 137-145 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to develop new skin whitening agents, we prepared the $CH_2Cl_2$ layer (NGC) and BuOH layer (NGB) of 75% EtOH extract of the Nelumbinis nucifera Gaertner. We measured their tyrosinase inhibitory activity in vitro and melanin synthesis inhibitory activity in B16-F1 melanoma cells. They did not show inhibitory activity against mushroom tyrosinase but showed melanin synthesis inhibitory activity in a dose-dependent manner. In a melanin synthesis inhibition assay, NGC and NGB suppressed melanin production up to 52% and 46% at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. To elucidate the mechanism of the inhibitory effects of NGC and NGB on melanogenesis, we measured the expression of melanogenesis-related proteins by western blot assay. As a result, NGC suppressed the expression of tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein 1 (TRP-1), tyrosinase related protein 2 (TRP-2), phosphorylated cAMP responsive element binding (p-CREB) protein, and microphthalmia associated transcription factor (MITF). And NGB inhibited the protein expression of tyrosinase and MITF, but had no significant effect on TRP-1, TRP-2, and p-CREB expression. Moreover, NGB increased the expression of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK). In addition, we examined the inhibitory effect on the glycosylation of tyrosinase. As a result, NGC and NGB inhibited the activity of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase in vitro and the glycosylation of tyrosinase in B16-F1 melanoma cells. From these results, we concluded that NGC and NGB could be used as active ingredients for skin whitening.
Keywords
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner; Melanogenesis; Tyrosinase; MITF; Glycosylation;
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