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Kojic acid
analytical standard
Synonym(s):
2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-γ-pyrone, 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4H-4-pyranone
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
142.11
Beilstein:
120895
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
Assay
≥99.0% (HPLC)
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable
mp
152-155 °C (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care
format
neat
SMILES string
OCC1=CC(=O)C(O)=CO1
InChI
1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2
InChI key
BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Kojic acid, a tyrosinase inhibitor, is produced by several fungi species, including Aspergillus oryzae. It exhibits skin-lightening property, due to its ability to chelate the copper-containing enzyme tyrosinase in the formation of melanin. Kojic acid is also commonly used as a whitening agent in regular cosmetics, bleaching cosmetics, etc. It is found to be a therapeutic agent and helps in preventing pigmentation.
Application
Kojic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in skin whitening cosmetics and bleaching cosmetics using high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV).
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Biochem/physiol Actions
Tyrosinase inhibitor.
Other Notes
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Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Simultaneous determination of magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl glucoside, kojic acid, arbutin and hydroquinone in skin whitening cosmetics by HPLC
Huang C-S, et al.
Journal of food and drug analysis, 12(1) (2004)
Combining high-performance liquid chromatography with on-line microdialysis sampling for the simultaneous determination of ascorbyl glucoside, kojic acid, and niacinamide in bleaching cosmetics.
Lin CH et al
Analytica Chimica Acta, 581(1), 102-107 (2007)
Min Hi Park et al.
Archives of pharmacal research, 38(4), 505-511 (2014-12-17)
Tyrosinase inhibitors might have potential use in cosmetic and medicinal products for the prevention of pigmentation disorders. However, only a few inhibitors are currently used due to their cytotoxicity, and lack of selectivity and stability. In this study, we synthesized
Quantitative determination of $\alpha$-arbutin, $\beta$-arbutin, kojic acid, nicotinamide, hydroquinone, resorcinol, 4-methoxyphenol, 4-ethoxyphenol, and ascorbic acid from skin whitening products by HPLC-UV
Wang YH, et al.
Journal of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International, 98(1), 5-12 (2015)
Atsushi Yoshimori et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 22(21), 6193-6200 (2014-10-08)
Tyrosinase inhibitors have become increasingly critical agents in cosmetic, agricultural, and medicinal products. Although a large number of tyrosinase inhibitors have been reported, almost all the inhibitors were unfortunately evaluated by using commercial available mushroom tyrosinase. Here, we examined the
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