Research Article

Evaluation of Tyrosinase Inhibitory, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antiaging Activities of Magnolia officinalis Extracts after Aspergillus niger Fermentation

Table 4

Effect (IC50, μg/mL) of unfermented and fermented Magnolia officinalis extracts on skin aging enzymes. IC50 represents the concentration of the extracts giving 50% inhibition of the enzyme activity.

Collagenase activityElastase activityMMP-1 activityMMP-2 activity

Unfermented extract520 ± 48a860 ± 32a- - - - - - - - - - 
Fermented extract92 ± 16b125 ± 16b180 ± 32226 ± 16

In each column different letters (a–b) mean significant differences P < 0.05. The Aspergillus niger fermentation period was 72 h. MMP-1: Interstitial collagenase; MMP-2: 72 kDa-gelatinases. The IC50 of Magnolia officinalis extracts on MMP-1 activity and MMP-2 activity could not be detected.