申请人:Kikuchi Mamiko
公开号:US20130295207A1
公开(公告)日:2013-11-07
Use of haguro-so or an organic solvent extract thereof, or a compound represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof, for inhibiting a dopa oxidase activity, for inhibiting melanin production, or for whitening the skin; in the formula (I), R
1
and R
2
, being the same or different, each represent a hydroxyl group, or a C
1-4
linear or branched alkoxy group, or R
1
and R
2
together form a methylenedioxy group; R
3
and R
4
, being the same or different, each represent a hydroxyl group, or a C
1-4
linear or branched alkoxy group, or R
3
and R
4
together form a methylenedioxy group; R
5
represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C
1-5
linear or branched alkoxy group, a C
1-4
acyl group, or a sugar residue selected from the group consisting of (D-apio-β-D-furanosyl)oxy, (β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy, (3-O,4-O-dimethyl-D-xylopyranosyl)oxy, (2-O,3-O,4-O-trimethyl-β-D-xylopyranosyl)oxy, and (3-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy; R
6
and R
7
are each a hydrogen atom and R
8
and R
9
together represent an oxygen atom, or R
8
and R
9
are each a hydrogen atom and R
6
and R
7
together represent an oxygen atom.