kojic acid

Kojic acid is a fungal metabolite that inhibits tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanin synthesis, with an IC50 value of 30.6 μM for mushroom tyrosinase.

Kojic acid (Standard) is the standard substance of Kojic acid, and it is applicable for quantitative analysis, quality control, and related research in biochemical experiments. Kojic acid is a fungal metabolite that inhibits tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanin synthesis, with an IC50 value of 30.6 μM for mushroom tyrosinase.

Oxyresveratrol-2-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside shows better tyrosinase inhibitory activities than kojic acid.

Steppogenin exhibits significant tyrosinase inhibition activity, ;it also shows strong mushroom tyrosinase inhibitory activity with IC(50) values lower than 50 microM, more potent than kojic acid (IC(50) = 71.6 microM), a well-known tyrosinase inhibitor.