Open AccessNeoagarobiose as a Novel Moisturizer with Whitening Effect
Author(s) -
Reijiro Kobayashi,
Mikimasa Takisada,
Tadashi Suzuki,
Kohtaro Kirimura,
Shoji Usami
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1347-6947
pISSN - 0916-8451
DOI - 10.1271/bbb.61.162
Subject(s) - moisturizer , hyaluronic acid , cytotoxicity , reagent , glycerol , chemistry , disaccharide , melanoma , biochemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , cancer research , in vitro , anatomy
Neoagarobiose, a disaccharide, showed a higher hygroscopic ability than glycerol or hyaluronic acid, typical moisturizing reagents. Beside, neoagarobiose whitened B16 murine melanoma cells, and showed low cytotoxicity. Therefore neoagarobiose was a rare reagent showing both moisturizing and whitening effects.
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