1-(2-cyclohexylmethoxy-6-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxymethylphenyl)-propenone의 미백 효능 및 작용기전의 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 1.Propenone은 ${alpha}$-MSH와 protoporphyrin IX 자극에 의하여 증가한 멜라닌 생성을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였으며, $IC_{50}$은 $6-8{mu}M$이었다. 이것은 양성대조군으로 사용한 kojic acid와 비교하여 약 5-7배 정도로 억제 효과가 우수하였다. 2. Propenone은 생성된 멜라닌에는 탈색효과가 없었다. 3. Propenone은 mouse melanoma B16 세포에 대하여 $100{mu}M$ 이상에 독성이 관찰되었다.
The results of the research for the whitening effect and functional machanism of 1-(2-cyclohexylmethoxy-6-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxymethylphenyl)-propenone are as follow : 1. Propenone inhibited concentration-dependently the generation of melanin increased by the stimulation of ${alpha}$-MSH and protoporphyrin IX, and $IC_{50}$ value was six to eight ${mu}M$. This was five to seven times superior in the inhibiting effect, compared with kojic acid used as positive control group. 2. Propenone did not have a decolorizing effect on melanin already generated. 3. Propenone was observed to have toxicity of over $100{mu}M$ for the mouse melanoma B16 cells.
