Anti-Melanogenic Activity of Calocedrus formosana Wood Essential Oil and Its Chemical Composition Analysis

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 62
• Main Authors: Hsiao, Wen-Wei, Kumar, K. J. Senthil, Lee, Hui-Ju, Tsao, Nai-Wen, Wang, Sheng-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: active ingredients; anti-melanogenesis; Biosynthesis; Calocedrus; Calocedrus formosana; Chemical composition; Cosmetics; Cupressaceae; Cytotoxicity; Enzymes; essential oil; Essential oils; Forskolin; Melanin; Melanocyte-stimulating hormone; melanogenesis; Melanoma; Mushrooms; Oils & fats; Piperitone; Proteins; Radiation; Regulatory proteins; Skin diseases; Spectral analysis; Spectrum analysis; Taiwan; Terpinene; Terpineol; Thymol; Transcription factors; Tyrosinase; wood; Taiwan; Cupressaceae; essential oil; tyrosinase; anti-melanogenesis; Calocedrus formosana

Calocedrus formosana (Cupressaceae) is one of the five precious woods of Taiwan. In this study, we investigated the anti-melanogenic activity of C. formosana wood essential oil (CFEO) and its bioactive components in vitro. Initially, CFEO exhibited strong mushroom tyrosinase activity in the cell-fre...