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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2019, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (4): 264-268.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2019.04.012

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Research progress on whitening active ingredients from marine sources

OUYANG Pei-pei1,LIAO Xue-hua2,WU Ke-feng1,2,MA Xiao-li3()   

  1. 1. Marine Biomedical Research, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524023, China
    2. Guangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524023, China
    3. Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524001, China
  • Received:2018-09-13 Revised:2019-03-22 Online:2019-04-22 Published:2019-04-24
  • Contact: Xiao-li MA E-mail:mxlorczb@163.com

Abstract:

The synthesis and signal transduction pathway of melanin were summarized. The research results of seaweed active composition such as polysaccharides, polyphenols, carotenoids and terpenoids, marine animal extracts such as collagen, peptides and glycoproteins, and active substances of microalgae, marine fungi and bacteria in whitening were reviewed. It points out the market prospect of developing new whitening cosmetics based on these active ingredients.

Key words: whitening, marine, melanin, active ingredients

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658