This article reviews the use of Kojic Acid (KA) as a skin-lightening ingredient in the
cosmetics industry. In 1907, Saito discovered KA, a natural product; it has since become one …

Kojic acid presents a variety of applications for human use, especially as a depigmenting
agent. Its derivatives are also proposed in order to prevent chemical degradation, prevent …

Kojic acid has gained its importance after it was known worldwide that the substance
functions primarily as skin-lightening agent. Kojic acid plays a vital role in skin care products …

Plant endophytic microorganisms, which live symbiotically within their plant host, are a novel
resource of active secondary metabolites. The current study was carried out to isolate fungal …

The Sesbania grandiflora is an important potential medicinal plant, medicinally used for
anticancer and as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, etc.; so for that, we …

Marine sponge-derived endozoic fungi have been gaining increasing importance as
promising sources of numerous and unique bioactive compounds. This study investigates …

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO world heritage site, is one of the largest mangrove forests in
one stretch. Mangrove plants from this forest are little studied for their endophytic fungi. In …

The cosmetic industry makes extensive use of kojic acid (KA); however, the toxicity of KA in
humans is not well known. By monitoring oxidative stress, mitogen-activated protein kinase …

Ecosystems continue to experience degradation worldwide, with diminishing ecosystem
services presenting unfavourable outlooks for all aspects of human wellbeing including …

A new Aspergillus strain BU20S was isolated and identified by sequence analysis of
ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. Unknown metabolite produced by the …