C. Sasaki, Masaki Ichitani, K. Kunimoto
May 4, 2014
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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
Abstract
Arbutin is a tyrosinase inhibitor and is extensively used as a human skin-whitening agent. This study investigated the optimum conditions for extracting arbutin by ultrasonic homogenization from discarded branches pruned from Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Kousui) trees. The arbutin content was measured in the branches and also in the leaves, stems, fruit peel, and fruit flesh.