Depigmentation of Melanocytes by Isopanduratin A and 4-Hydroxypanduratin A Isolated from Kaempferia pandurata ROXB.
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
- Vol. 30 (11), 2141-2145
- https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.30.2141
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the in vitro effects of isopanduratin A and 4-hydroxypanduratin A isolated from Kaempferia pandurata ROXB. on melanin biosynthesis and tyrosinase activity. Two chalcone compounds, isopanduratin A and 4-hydroxypanduratin A, were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract as the active principles. Compared with phenylthiourea (IC(50)=34.3 microM) as a positive control, the depigmentation IC(50) values for isopanduratin A and 4-hydroxypanduratin A were 10.6 microM and 23.2 microM, respectively. The compounds also significantly inhibited the activity of tyrosinase, the enzyme that converts DOPA (3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) to dopachrome in the biosynthetic process of melanin. The IC(50) values of isopanduratin A and 4-hydroxypanduratin A for tyrosinase were 10.5 microM and >30 microM, respectively, while that of phenylthiourea was 47.6 microM. The tyrosinase protein level was also significantly decreased by isopanduratin A and 4-hydroxypanduratin A. The results indicate that isopanduratin A and 4-hydroxypanduratin A isolated from K. pandurata ROXB. are promising compounds that could be useful for treating hyperpigmentation as skin-whitening agents.Keywords
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