Kojic Acid

Kojic Acid

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Kojic acid is a fungal metabolite that inhibits tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanin synthesis, with an IC50 value of 30.6 µM for mushroom tyrosinase.{38117} It decreases growth of Leishmania parasites in vitro and in vivo, and it protects mice from damage induced by gamma irradiation.{38118,38119} Kojic acid has been used as a food additive to prevent enzymatic browning.{38116} Formulations containing kojic acid are used in the treatment of hyperpigmentation disorders.{21434}

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