| abstract |
The use of cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable flavone or flavanone derivatives (especially flavonoids) to combat undesirable pigmentation of the skin is claimed.- MECHANISM OF ACTION - Tyrosinase inhibitor (see e.g. EP357042; JP06321759).TF - TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - PHARMACEUTICALS - The flavone or flavanone derivatives are preferably alpha-glucosylrutin, naringin, hesperidin, rutin, troxerutin, monoxerutin, dihydrorobinetin, taxifoline, eriodictyol-7-glucoside and/or flavanomarein (i.e. 3',4',7,8-tetrahydroxyflavanone-7-glucoside) |