Table 6. Tyrosinase inhibitory activity of five yeast strains isolated from traditional nuruk

Species Strain Tyrosinase inhibitory activity (%)
K. marxianus KJ-L 90.91±1.14ab1)
W. anomalus KJ-1 86.36±1.14c2)
W. anomalus CP-2 93.18±3.41a
P. anomalus HAN-1 88.64±1.14bc
M. guilliermondii SU-L 91.48±0.57ab
Saccharomyces cerevisiae LP 94.89±3.98a
Positive control Kojic acid 63.07±1.70d
Mean values±SD (n=3).
Values with different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Ducan’s multiple range test.