The paper provides an overview of biocosmetics, which has tremendous potential for growth
and is attracting huge business opportunities. It emphasizes the immediate need to replace …

Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products containing biologically active ingredients purporting
to offer a pharmaceutical therapeutic benefit. The active ingredients can be extracted and …

The design of immobilized enzyme preparations is an important and relevant area of
modern sciences and technologies. Immobilization of enzymes from animal sources …

Kojic acid is a fungal secondary metabolite commonly known as a tyrosinase inhibitor, that
acts as a skin-whitening agent. Its applications are widely distributed in the area of …

Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) thin films were deposited on fluorine tin oxide (FTO) coated glass
substrate using spin-coating techniques and as-deposited films were sensitized with various …

Kojic acid (KA) has emerged as a prominent tyrosinase inhibitor with considerable potential
in cosmetic applications; however, its susceptibility to instability during storage poses a …

The reactions of kojic acid in organic synthesis are reviewed. The aim of this review is to
cover the literature up to the end of 2014, showing the distribution of publications involving …

The search for lead product with beneficial pharmacological properties has become a great
challenge and costly. Extraction and synthetic modification of bioactive compounds from …

Nanoemulsions have emerged as novel vehicles for drug delivery that allow sustained or
controlled release for topical application. In this study, kojic acid ester-based nanoemulsion …

For decades, microbial lipases are notably used as biocatalysts and efficiently catalyze
various processes in many important industries. Biocatalysts are less corrosive to industrial …