Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)

A breakthrough in cosmeceuticals by utilizing insects as major ingredients in cosmetic products is gaining popularity. Therefore, the interest in rare sources of ingredients, for instance, from the Oryctes rhinoceros beetle, can bring huge benefit in turning pest to wealth. In this study, curcumin w...

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Main Authors: N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, F. KORMIN, F. KORMIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, M.F. ABU BAKAR, M.F. ABU BAKAR, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH
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author N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN
F. KORMIN, F. KORMIN
N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN
M.F. ABU BAKAR, M.F. ABU BAKAR
ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH
author_facet N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN
F. KORMIN, F. KORMIN
N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN
M.F. ABU BAKAR, M.F. ABU BAKAR
ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH
author_sort N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN
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description A breakthrough in cosmeceuticals by utilizing insects as major ingredients in cosmetic products is gaining popularity. Therefore, the interest in rare sources of ingredients, for instance, from the Oryctes rhinoceros beetle, can bring huge benefit in turning pest to wealth. In this study, curcumin was chosen as the active ingredient loaded into chitosan-gold nanoparticles (CCG-NPs). However, curcumin is unstable, has poor absorption, a high rate of metabolism and high sensitivity to light. These are all factors that contribute to the lower bioavailability of any substance to reach the target cells. Therefore, chitosan extracted from O. rhinoceros acts as a drug carrier and incorported in gold nanoparticles are used to overcome these problems. The CCG-NPs were successfully synthesized at 70 ºC for 60 min under optimal conditions of reactant ratio of 2:0.5 (0.5 mM HAuCl4:0.1% curcumin). The tyrosinase enzyme inhibition of CCG-NPs from O. rhinoceros was 66.385 ± 3.0%. Thus showing a good inhibition trait for the anti-tyrosinase assay as it is almost double the tyrosinase inhibition percentage when being compared to CCG-NPs from the commercial chitosan. Therefore, CCG-NPs from O. rhinoceros has a high potential in cosmeceutical applications as whitening agent.
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spelling uthm-91702023-07-17T07:31:24Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9170/ Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN F. KORMIN, F. KORMIN N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN M.F. ABU BAKAR, M.F. ABU BAKAR ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH T Technology (General) A breakthrough in cosmeceuticals by utilizing insects as major ingredients in cosmetic products is gaining popularity. Therefore, the interest in rare sources of ingredients, for instance, from the Oryctes rhinoceros beetle, can bring huge benefit in turning pest to wealth. In this study, curcumin was chosen as the active ingredient loaded into chitosan-gold nanoparticles (CCG-NPs). However, curcumin is unstable, has poor absorption, a high rate of metabolism and high sensitivity to light. These are all factors that contribute to the lower bioavailability of any substance to reach the target cells. Therefore, chitosan extracted from O. rhinoceros acts as a drug carrier and incorported in gold nanoparticles are used to overcome these problems. The CCG-NPs were successfully synthesized at 70 ºC for 60 min under optimal conditions of reactant ratio of 2:0.5 (0.5 mM HAuCl4:0.1% curcumin). The tyrosinase enzyme inhibition of CCG-NPs from O. rhinoceros was 66.385 ± 3.0%. Thus showing a good inhibition trait for the anti-tyrosinase assay as it is almost double the tyrosinase inhibition percentage when being compared to CCG-NPs from the commercial chitosan. Therefore, CCG-NPs from O. rhinoceros has a high potential in cosmeceutical applications as whitening agent. 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9170/1/J15906_9eb7f2cda47099492a4587db82d7cf2a.pdf N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN and F. KORMIN, F. KORMIN and N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN and M.F. ABU BAKAR, M.F. ABU BAKAR and ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH (2023) Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros). Asian Journal of Chemistry, 35 (1). pp. 70-82. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.23982
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N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. ALYANI ZAINOL ABIDIN
F. KORMIN, F. KORMIN
N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN, N. AKHMA ZAINOL ABIDIN
M.F. ABU BAKAR, M.F. ABU BAKAR
ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH, ADE CHANDRA IWANSYAH
Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
title Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
title_full Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
title_fullStr Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
title_full_unstemmed Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
title_short Anti-tyrosinase Activities of Curcumin-Chitosan Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros)
title_sort anti-tyrosinase activities of curcumin-chitosan gold nanoparticles synthesized from beetle (oryctes rhinoceros)
topic T Technology (General)
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