Table 7. Inhibition effects on tyrosinase in the extracts of Metaplexis japonica Makino from leaf and stem

Sample1) Tyrosinase inhibition (%)
62.5 μg/mL 125 μg/mL 250 μg/mL 500 μg/mL 1,000 μg/mL
ALWE 12.71±0.59b3) 17.87±3.51b 29.07±4.06b 32.65±1.23bc 40.21±1.03c
ASWE 9.90±0.92b 11.34±2.13c 15.95±1.74cd 24.67±3.94c 27.56±7.64d
ALEE 4.47±0.91c 11.55±2.93c 12.85±2.93d 32.99±4.88bc 57.04±2.10b
ASEE 13.81±0.92b 18.35±1.69b 20.82±2.54c 37.25±7.93b 44.67±4.64c
AsA2) 53.33±4.36a 73.68±3.78a 74.98±5.42a 89.42±2.10a 100.00±0.00a
ALWE, Aneilema japonica leaf water extract; ASWE, Aneilema japonica stem water extract; ALEE, Aneilema japonica leaf ethanol extract; ASEE, Aneilema japonica stem ethanol extract.
AsA, ascorbic acid.
All value are expressed as mean±SD of triplicate Determinations. Different superscripts within the column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan‘s multiple range test.