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Aspochalasin I, a melanogenesis inhibitor from Aspergillus sp

  • Soo Jin Choo
  • , Bong Sik Yun
  • , In Ja Ryoo
  • , Young Hee Kim
  • , Ki Hwan Bae
  • , Ick Dong Yoo*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
  • Chungnam National University

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Abstract

In the course of screening for the melanogenesis inhibitors, aspochalasin I was isolated from solid-state culture of Aspergillus sp. Fb020460. Its structure was determined by spectroscopic analysis including mass spectroscopy and NMR analysis. Aspochalasin I potently inhibited melanogenesis in Mel-Ab cells with an IC50 value of 22.4 μM without cytotoxicity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)368-371
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009.04.28

Keywords

  • Aspergillus sp.
  • Aspochalasin I
  • Melanogenesis

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