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Inhibitory Effect of White Ginseng Fraction on Skin Pigmentation  

Jo, Youn-Ock (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kong, Yeon-Hee (Korea Food Research Institute)
Lee, Young-Chul (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Sung-Soo (Korea Food Research Institute)
Choi, Sang-Yoon (Korea Food Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science / v.16, no.3, 2008 , pp. 192-194 More about this Journal
Abstract
In our previous study, ethylacetate fraction of white ginseng (root of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) extract inhibited mushroom tyrosinase activity and melanin production in melanocytes. This study examined its effects on the expression of melanin biosynthesis-related enzymes to explore the depigmenting pathway. Moreover, depigmenting effect on animal skin was examined using UV-B induced hyperpigmented skin of brown guinea pigs. The ethylacetate fraction of the white ginseng extract exhibited depigmenting activity in the skin of brown guinea pig without visible edema. In addition, this fraction reduced tyrosinase expression in melanocytes. The results suggested that ethylacetate fraction of white ginseng extract might be used as skin depigmenting material by inhibition of tyrosinase activity and expression.
Keywords
Ginseng; Melanin; Pigment;
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