Kojic acid, a tyrosinase inhibitor from Aspergillus albus.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0002-1369,1881-1280
DOI: 10.1271/bbb1961.43.1337