title: Suppressive effect of spinach extract on the formation of melanin in B16 mouse melanoma cells.
abstract: A non-dialyzable extract of fresh spinach leaves exhibited a strong antioxidant activity towards oxidation of linoleic acid and suppressed the melanin formation of a mouse melanoma cell line, B16 melanoma 4A5, without any significant effect on the proliferation of cells.
authors.affiliation: National Food Research Institute, 305, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinohara