Methods and compositions that affect melanogenesis
US7604949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/207
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides methods of screening for compounds that affect melanogenesis and the function of P protein in organisms, cells, or cell-free systems. The invention further relates to pharmacologic and cosmetic uses of methods of inhibiting melanogenesis, methods of activating melanogenesis, and compounds and pharmacologic compositions useful for the inhibition or activation of melanogenesis and, therefore, for lightening or darkening the pigmentation of cells and tissue, i.e., skin.
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