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Melanogenesis and Antityrosinase Activity of Selected South African Plants

Melanin is the pigment that is responsible for the colour of eyes, hair, and skin in humans. Tyrosinase is known to be the key enzyme in melanin biosynthesis. Overactivity of this enzyme leads to dermatological disorders such as age spots, melanoma and sites of actinic damage. Ten plants belonging t...

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Autores principales: Mapunya, Manyatja Brenda, Nikolova, Roumiana Vassileva, Lall, Namrita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22611429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/374017