Arbutin

CAS: 497-76-7

Ref. TR-A766510

Product Information

• Name: Arbutin
• Synonyms: 4-Hydroxyphenyl ß-D-glucopyranoside, Arbutine, Arbutoside, Arbutyne, Hydroquinone glucose, Hydroquinone ß-D-glucopyranoside, NSC 4036, Ursin, Uvasol, p-Arbutin, p-Hydroxyphenyl ß-D-glucopyranoside, p-Hydroxyphenyl ß-D-glucoside, ß-Arbutin, 4-Hydroxyphenyl Hexopyranoside, 4-Hydroxyphenyl β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-glucopyranoside, 4-Hydroxyphenyl-Beta-D-Glucopyranoside, 4-Hydroxyphenyl-β-D-glucopyranosid, 4-hidroxifenil-β-D-glucopiranosido, 4-hydroxyphenyl beta-D-galactopyranoside, 4-hydroxyphenyl beta-D-glycero-hexopyranoside, 4-hydroxyphenyl β-D-glucopyranoside, 4-hydroxyphenyl-β-D-glucopyrannoside, Arbutosie, Beta-Arbutin, Glucopyranoside, p-hydroxyphenyl, β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-, Glucopyranoside, p-hydroxyphenyl, β-D-, Hydroquinone β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-glucopyranoside, Hydroquinone β-D-glucopyranoside, Hydroquinone-beta-D-glucopyranoside, Nsc 4036, P-Arbutin, p-Hydroxyphenyl β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-glucopyranoside, p-Hydroxyphenyl β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-glucoside, p-Hydroxyphenyl β-D-glucopyranoside, p-Hydroxyphenyl β-D-glucoside, β-<span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-Glucopyranoside, 4-hydroxyphenyl, β-Arbutin, β-D-Glucopyranoside, 4-hydroxyphenyl

Description

Applications Arbutin is a glycosylated hydroquinone extracted from bearberry plant. Arbutin is a known inhibitor of tyrosinase, which in turn prevents the formation of melanin. Arbutin is often used as a skin-lightening agent in cosmetic products.
References Magnusson, B., et al.: J. Invest. Dermatol., 52, 268 (1969), Goodwin, B., et al.: Contact Dermatitis, 7, 248, (1981), ,Itoh, M., et al.: J. Dermatol., 9, 223 (1982), Sugimoto, K., et al.: Biol. Pharm. Bull., 24, 510 (2004)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 272.25
• Formula: C₁₂H₁₆O₇
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C12H16O7/c13-5-8-9(15)10(16)11(17)12(19-8)18-7-3-1-6(14)2-4-7/h1-4,8-17H,5H2/t8-,9-,10+,11-,12-/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=BJRNKVDFDLYUGJ-RMPHRYRLSA-N
• SMILES: OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2ccc(O)cc2)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O