Extraction and purification of depigmenting agents from Chinese plants

Yin Zhe Jin, Guang Hua Li, So Young Ahn, Kyung Ho Row, Eun Ki Kim

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Abstract

Depigmenting agents were solvent-extracted and purified by preparative and analytical HPLC from three Chinese plants; Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat(Xizang Caijuhua), Rhodiola sachalinensis, and Terminalia chebula Retzius. Four fractions obtained from the ethyl ether layer of C. m. Rama and two fractions from the ethyl acetate layer of Rhodiola salientness show depigmenting effects. At δ 200, the ethyl acetate layers of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat, Rhodiola sachalinensis and the methanol extract of Terminalia chebula Retzius, can inhibit the melanin production of mouse B16 melanoma cells by 92%, 60% and 90%, respectively, whereas 46% inhibition was observed by commercially available depigmenting agents(arbutin). These results show the potential of these three Chinese plants as a novel resource for depigmenting agents in the cosmetic industry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-167
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Research in Chinese Universities
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2006

Keywords

  • Chrysanthemum Morifolium Ramat
  • HPLC
  • Melanin Inhibitory Effect
  • Rhodiola Sachalinensis
  • Terminalia Chebula Retzius

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