Research Article

Scenedesmus obliquus: A Potential Natural Source for Cosmetic Industry

Volume: 6 Number: 2 July 15, 2019
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Scenedesmus obliquus: A Potential Natural Source for Cosmetic Industry

Abstract

Skin is the largest organ of our body and it protects interior organs against several environmental factors. Hyperpigmentation problem occurs as a result of abnormal melanin accumulation in the skin. A considerable amount of world’s population uses skin whitening products. It is known that various algae-derived secondary metabolites play an important role in skin problems. Therefore, the tyrosinase inhibitory activities of S. obliquus ethanol and water extracts were evaluated in the present study. Tyrosinase activity was determined spectrophotometrically at 492 nm. The ethanol extract showed the higher inhibitory activity on tyrosinase enzyme (IC50: 0.0270 g/mL) than water extract (IC50: 0.2882 g/mL). This result may have stemmed from the vanillic, ferulic acid and rutin components that were identified by RP-HPLC only in the ethanol extract.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 15, 2019

Submission Date

February 10, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 22, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Cengiz Sahin, S. (2019). Scenedesmus obliquus: A Potential Natural Source for Cosmetic Industry. International Journal of Secondary Metabolite, 6(2), 129-136. https://doi.org/10.21448/ijsm.545771

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