Evaluation of the skin whitening and antioxidant activity of
Myracrodruon urundeuva
extract (aroeira-do-sertão)
Érika Sabóia Guerra Diógenes,
Antônia Lais Coelho da Silva,
Francisco Cirineu das Chagas Neto
et al.
Abstract:Myracrodruon urundeuva, popularly known as "aroeira-do-sertão", a large tree, with a tall trunk. Belonging to the Anacardiaceae family, it occurs in the "caatinga" and dry forests of Brazil, from Ceará to the states of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul. The present study aimed to analyse the whitening and antioxidant activities of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Myracrodroun urundeuva (AELMU). Inhibition of the tyrosinase enzyme, as well as its copper chelating capacity and antioxidant effect were evaluated. … Show more
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