Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34069624›Full record

ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Anti-Melanogenic Properties of Velutin and Its Analogs.

Se-Hui Jung, Hee-Young Heo, Jung-Won Choe, Jaehyun Kim, Kooyeon Lee

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Phytochemistry and Biological Effects of theAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Coumarins with Different Substituents fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Chemical Composition of Leaves, Stem, and Roots ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Se-Hui JungDepartment of Bio-Health Technology, Division of Biomedical Convergence, College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9323-2745
Hee-Young HeoDepartment of Bio-Health Technology, Division of Biomedical Convergence, College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Jung-Won ChoeDepartment of Bio-Health Technology, Division of Biomedical Convergence, College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Jaehyun KimDepartment of Bio-Health Technology, Division of Biomedical Convergence, College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Kooyeon LeeDepartment of Bio-Health Technology, Division of Biomedical Convergence, College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Kangwon National University · KR

Funding

Kangwon National University 520170418
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Velutin, one of the flavones contained in natural plants, has various beneficial activities, such as skin whitening, as well as anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities. However, the relationship between the structure of velutin and its anti-melanogenesis activity is not yet investigated. In this study, we obtained 12 velutin derivatives substituted at C5, C7, C3', and C4' of the flavone backbone with hydrogen, hydroxyl, and methoxy functionalities by chemical synthesis, to perform SAR analysis of velutin structural analogues. The SAR study revealed that the substitution of functional groups at C5, C7, C3', and C4' of the flavone backbone affects biological activities related to melanin synthesis. The coexistence of hydroxyl and methoxy at the C5 and C7 position is essential for inhibiting tyrosinase activity. However, 1,2-diol compounds substituted at C3' and C4' of flavone backbone induce apoptosis of melanoma cells. Further, substitution at C3' and C4' with methoxy or hydrogen is essential for inhibiting melanogenesis. Thus, this study would be helpful for the development of natural-derived functional materials to regulate melanin synthesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorFlavonesMelaninsMiceMolecular Docking SimulationProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyStructure-Activity Relationship5,4'-dihydroxy-7,3'-dimethoxyflavoneFlavonesMelaninsmelanin synthesisSAR studytyrosinase activityvelutin derivatives

Identifiers

PMID34069624
PMCPMC8160911
OpenAlexW3161191601

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.