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Product details:
CAS
501-30-4
Purity
95%
Kojic acid is a chelation agent produced by several species of fungi, especially Aspergillus oryzae. In skin care products, kojic acid functions primarily as a skin-lightening agent. It is a potent tyrosinase inhibitor. Kojic acid also has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Properties
Name
Kojic acid
Smiles
OCC1=CC(=O)C(O)=CO1
Targets
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5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one | kojic acid
No data available
The compound has purity validated by NMR and/or LCMS methods.
1 mg
$19
2 mg
$19
5 mg
$19
10 mg
$19
15 mg
$19
20 mg
$19
25 mg
$19
30 mg
$19
35 mg
$19
40 mg
$19
45 mg
$19
50 mg
$19
75 mg
$19
100 mg
$POA
Quantity
1
Total amount
$ 19
5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one | kojic acid
No data available
The compound has purity validated by NMR and/or LCMS methods.
Target activity features
It should be emphasized that the product may be active against a larger number of targets than shown on the card. The information represented here refers to the targets with the largest value of pX or the targets with ΔpX less than 1.5 from the largest pX value.