Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Nov 2018)

Inhibitory effect of Fucofuroeckol-A from Eisenia bicyclis on tyrosinase activity and melanin biosynthesis in murine melanoma B16F10 cells

  • Kil Bo Shim,
  • Na Young Yoon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41240-018-0112-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro inhibitory effects of Fucofuroeckol-A isolated from Eisenia bicyclis against tyrosinase activity and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX)-induced melanin biosynthesis in B16F10 melanoma cells. Result Among the ethanolic (EtOH) extract of E. bicyclis and its organic solvent fractions, the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) soluble fraction showed a noticeable inhibitory effect on mushroom tyrosinase with an IC50 value of 37.6 ± 0.1 μg/mL. Repeated column chromatography of the active EtOAc fraction resulted in the isolation of Fucofuroeckol-A. It evidenced more potent tyrosinase inhibitory effect with an IC50 value of 11.4 ± 1.4 μM than arbutin (IC50 = 1076.6 ± 44.3 μM), which was used as a positive control. Lineweaver-Burk plots suggest that Fucofuroeckol-A plays as a noncompetitive inhibitor against tyrosinase. Furthermore, we have evaluated the inhibitory effects of Fucofuroeckol-A on IBMX-induced melanin formation in B16F10 melanoma cells. Fucofuroeckol-A (12.5–100 μM) exhibited a significant inhibition of melanin production in the melanoma cells. Conclusion In the present study, we suggested that Fucofuroeckol-A might prove possibility as a novel inhibitor of melanin biosynthesis in cosmetic applications.

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