| abstract |
The present invention relates to a novel whitening compound and a whitening cosmetic composition comprising the same, and more particularly to a whitening compound represented by the following formula (1). The compound for whitening according to the present invention has high biocompatibility and can maintain the whitening activity more stably. [Formula 1] (In Formula 1, R 1 and R 2 are the same as or different from each other, H, OH or OCH 3 , X is a peptide consisting of 2 to 4 amino acids, the amino acids are His, Phe, Arg, Trp and Ser At least one of which is Y is the C-terminal portion of the peptide and is OH or NH 2. ) |