Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of Macrolepiota procera

Graduate School of Life Science, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 780-714, Korea

Correspondence to yhhan@dongguk.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December 31, 2010, 38(2):202-204.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2010.38.2.202
(Received November 30, 2010. Accepted December 20, 2010)
Published: December 31, 2010.
© The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

Inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis of the mycelia and mycelial culture broth of Macrolepiota procera were investigated. The methanol fraction of culture broth showed 56.6% of tyrosinase inhibitory activity and its IC50 was 8.78 mg/ml. Using Streptococcus bikiniensis for melanogenesis in vitro, the methanol extract of mycelia showed 94.0% inhibition of melanogenesis.

Keywords

Culture, Macrolepiota procera, Mycelia, Tyrosinase

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