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. 2022 Apr 26;37(1):1120–1195. doi: 10.1080/14756366.2022.2061966

Table 19.

An anti-tyrosinase activity of stilbenes.

Substances Source of compounds Substrate Positive control (inhibitor) Type of inhibition Inhibition constant Ki Source of tyrosinase The half-maximal inhibitory concentration IC50 (µM) References
Pinosylvin Gnetum cleistostachyum L-tyrosine Kojic acid Competitiveab NR Mushroom 46.0 Likhitwitayawuid125
Resveratrol-4′-O-(6′’-galloyl)glucoside Rheum officinale L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid Competitiveab NR Mushroom 6.71a  24.6b Iida et al.129
Resveratrol-4-O-(6″-O-galloyl)glucoside L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid Competitiveab NR Mushroom 14.7a  82.3b Iida et al.129
Mulberroside A Morus alba L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid, arbutin Competitiveab 49.82a 124.764b Mushroom 53.6a Kim et al.128
Oxyresveratrol   L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid, arbutin Competitive – non-competitivea Non-competitiveb 1.093a 0.521b Mushroom 0.49a 11.9b Kim et al.128
Resveratrol Veratrum patulum L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid NR NR Mushroom 43.5
123.3
Kim et al.127
Resveratrol Dipterocarpaceae plants L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine 10.8 Ohguchi et al.131
Piceid Veratrum patulum L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Phenylthiourea NR NR Mushroom >100a > 500b Kim et al.127
Piceid Dipterocarpaceae plants   Kojic acid NR NR Murine 71.3 Ohguchi et al.131
Pinostilben (3,5-Dihydroxy-4′- methoxystilbene) Veratrum patulum L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid NR NR Mushroom 86.8a 187.9b Kim et al.127
Pterostilbene (3,4′-Dimethoxy-5- hydroxystilbene) L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid NR NR Mushroom >100a 398.3b Kim et al.127
Rhaponticin L-tyrosine
L-DOPA
Kojic acid NR NR Mushroom >100a >500b Kim et al.127
Chlorophorin Chlorophora excelsa L-DOPA Kojic acid Competitive NR Mushroom 1.3 Shimizu et al.130
Chlorophorin Artocarpus incisus L-tyrosine Kojic acid Competitiveb >13.4b Mushroom 0.26 Shimizu et al.130
4-Prenyloxyresveratrol L-tyrosine Kojic acid Competitiveb 8.7b Mushroom 0.66 Shimizu et al.130
4-[(2”E)-7”-Hydroxy-3”,7”-dimethyloct-2”- enyl]-2′,3,4′, 5-tetrahydroxy-trans-stilbene Chlorophora excelsa L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Mushroom 96.0 Shimizu et al.130
Gnetol Gnetum gnemon L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine   Ohguchi et al.126
Dihydrooxyresveratrol   L-tyrosine Kojic acid Competitive   Mushroom 58.0 Shimizu et al.130
Vaticanol A Dipterocarpaceae plants L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine NR Ohguchi et al.131
Vaticanol G L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine NR Ohguchi et al.131
α-Viniferin L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine NR Ohguchi et al.131
Vaticanol B L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine NR Ohguchi et al.131
Vaticanol C L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine NR Ohguchi et al.131
(−)-Hopeaphenol L-DOPA Kojic acid NR NR Murine NR Ohguchi et al.131

aL-tyrosine; bL-DOPA; NR: not reported.