Screening of melanin biosynthesis inhibitors from marine microalgae using Streptomyces bikiniensis bioassay

Yoji Wachi; Koji Sode; Kenichi Horikoshi; Haruko Takeyama; Tadashi Matsunaga

doi:10.1007/BF00156347

Screening of melanin biosynthesis inhibitors from marine microalgae using Streptomyces bikiniensis bioassay

Yoji Wachi^*, Koji Sode, Kenichi Horikoshi, Haruko Takeyama, Tadashi Matsunaga

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Inhibitors of melanin biosynthesis from marine microalgae were screened against a melanin-producing microorganism, Streptomyces bikiniensis. From 28 marine microalgal strains, 5 were found showing inhibitory activity. Of these, the extracts (50μl, 2μg total organic carbon/μl) from two marine green algae showed strongly inhibited melanin biosynthesis, but showed less than 30 % inhibitory activity against mushroom tyrosinase.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	633-636
Number of pages	4
Journal	Biotechnology Techniques
Volume	9
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156347
Publication status	Published - 1995 Sep
Externally published	Yes

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Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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