Product Name: Arbutin
CAS: 497-76-7
MF: C12H16O7
MW: 272.25
EINECS: 207-850-3
Melting point: 195-198 °C
Alpha: -64 º (c=3)
Boiling point: 375.31°C (rough estimate)
Density: 1.3582 (rough estimate)
Refractive index: -65.5 ° (C=4, H2O)
Sensitive: Hygroscopic
Merck: 14,773
BRN: 89673
| Product Name | Arbutin |
| Appearance | White crystalline powder |
| Purity | 99% min |
| MW | 272.25 |
| MF | C12H16O7 |
| Package | 1 kg/bag or 25 kg/drum or based on customer’s requirements |
1. Used in medicine as a diuretic, urinary system anti-infective, also used as a color photography developing stabilizer, used in cosmetics for whitening, freckle, hair care, etc.
2. A glycosylated hydroquinone used to study melatonin biosynthesis and as an inhibitor for identifying, distinguishing and identifying tyrosinase. Arbutin is a glycosylated hydroquinone extracted from the bearberry plant. Arbutin is a known tyrosinase inhibitor, which in turn prevents the formation of melanin. Arbutin is often used as a whitening agent in cosmetics.
3. Inhibit melanocyte tyrosinase activity and inhibit melanin production by inhibiting melanin synthase.
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