NOVEL COMPOUND INHIBITING TYROSINASE ACTIVITY AND MELANIN SYNTHESIS, AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to a tyrosinase activity and a melanin biosynthesis inhibitor, a method for preparing the same, and a composition containing the same, which is isolated and purified from a culture medium of Trichoderma harzianum MR-566 strain, a fungus isolated from wild plants. Compounds of the following formula (I) may be useful for whitening effects in medicine, cosmetics, etc. by inhibiting tyrosinase activity and inhibiting melanin production, and for preventing browning of foods.