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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Pratol, an O-Methylated Flavone, Induces Melanogenesis in B16F10 Melanoma Cells via p-p38 and p-JNK Upregulation.

You Chul Chung, Seoyeon Kim, Jin Hwa Kim, Geun Soo Lee, Jung No Lee, Nam Ho Lee, Chang-Gu Hyun

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

You Chul ChungDepartment of Chemistry and Cosmetics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea. jyc8385@hanmail.net.
Seoyeon KimDepartment of Chemistry and Cosmetics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea. asksy613@naver.com.
Jin Hwa KimSkin Science Research Institute, Itshanbul Cosmetics Co., Chungbuk 27651, Korea. kjhi@itshanbul.com.
Geun Soo LeeSkin Science Research Institute, Itshanbul Cosmetics Co., Chungbuk 27651, Korea. aria@itshanbul.com.
Jung No LeeR&D Center, CoSeedBioPham Co., Chungbuk 28161, Korea. namho@jejunu.ac.kr.
Nam Ho LeeDepartment of Chemistry and Cosmetics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea. jnlee2000@hanmail.net.
Chang-Gu HyunDepartment of Chemistry and Cosmetics, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea. cghyun@jejunu.ac.kr.
Jeju National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tyrosinase is the rate-limiting enzyme critical for melanin synthesis. It controls pigmentation in the skin. Activation of tyrosinase is currently the most common approach in the development of tanning and haircare products. Pratol is a 7-hydroxy-4-methoxyflavone found in

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AnimalsAnthracenesCell Line, TumorFlavonesImidazolesIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMiceMolecular StructureOxidoreductasesPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junPyridinesTrifoliumAnthracenesdopachrome isomeraseflavoneFlavonesImidazolesIntramolecular OxidoreductasesOxidoreductasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junpyrazolanthronePyridinesSB 203580tyrosinase-related protein-1AKTB16F10 melanoma cellflavonehypopigmentationJNKMAPKmelanogenesisp38pratol

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PMID29019920
PMCPMC6151583
OpenAlexW2761260333

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