| Bioactivity | Glycolic acid is an inhibitor of tyrosinase, suppressing melanin formation and lead to a lightening of skin colour. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Different concentrations of Glycolic acid (GA) or LA (300 and 500 mg/mL) are tested on the growth of mouse and human melanoma cells. Both types of cells grow well, even in the presence of 300 mg/mL of each chemical for 5 days. However, 500 mg/mL Glycolic acid inhibits the cell growth of mouse melanoma cells (41%) and humanmelanoma cells (27%), and 500 mg/mL of LA inhibits the growth of mouse melanoma cells (36%)[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Glycolic acid | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 79-14-1 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C2H4O3 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 76.05 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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