Viscumneoside III, a dihydroflavone O-glycoside, is a potent tyrosinase inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.5 mM. Viscumneoside III has anti-angina pectoris.
Viscumneoside III (1.0 mg/mL) has the inhibition activitie on tyrosinase of 77% . Viscumneoside III is used as a material for cosmetics with whitening function[1].
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