摘要:We found that the acetone extract of the peel of Japanese persimmon ( Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’) inhibits melanin biosynthesis in mouse B16 melanoma cells. The activity-guided purification of the extract resulted in isolation of two active compounds, which have been identified as flavonoid glycosides, isoquercitrin (quercetin-3- O -glucoside) and hyperin (quercetin-3- O -galactoside) by spectral analysis. Isoquercitrin and hyperin strongly inhibited the production of melanin (IC50: 21.7 and 18.2 μ M , respectively). The inhibitory effects were found to be mediated by suppression of tyrosinase expression.