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Review
. 2014 Aug 26;19(9):13122-35.
doi: 10.3390/molecules190913122.

Fermented broth in tyrosinase- and melanogenesis inhibition

Chin-Feng Chan  1 , Ching-Cheng Huang  2 , Ming-Yuan Lee  3 , Yung-Sheng Lin  4
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Review

Fermented broth in tyrosinase- and melanogenesis inhibition

Chin-Feng Chan et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Fermented broth has a long history of applications in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Recently, the use of fermented broth in skin care products is in ascendance. This review investigates the efficacy of fermented broth in inhibiting tyrosinase and melanogenesis. Possible active ingredients and hypopigmentation mechanisms of fermented broth are discussed, and potential applications of fermented broth in the cosmetic industry are also addressed.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Scheme presentation of different signal pathways to regulate melanogenesis. A lot of receptor activation factors, second messengers, and melanogenic enzymes are involved in melanin synthesis (adapted from [53,54,55,56]).
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