Kojic acid

Drug profile

Key facts

Kojic acid is a drug catalogued in DrugCentral. DrugCentral lists 8 molecular targets, including DAO, TYR and PA.

• Molecular targets: DAO, TYR, PA and PPO1 (8 listed in DrugCentral).
• Molecular formula: C6H6O4; molecular weight 142.11 g/mol.

Mechanism & targets

Molecular targets (8)

Target	Gene	Action	Activity
D-amino-acid oxidase	DAO	unknown	IC50 5.70
Tyrosinase	TYR	unknown	IC50 5.13
Polymerase acidic protein	PA	unknown	IC50 4.91
Polyphenol oxidase 1	PPO1	unknown	IC50 4.82
D-amino-acid oxidase	DAO	unknown	Ki 4.68
Polyphenol oxidase 2	PPO2	unknown	Ki 4.65
Tyrosinase	—	unknown	IC50 4.28
Tyrosinase	Tyr	unknown	IC50 4.21

Chemical structure

Full physicochemical, ADMET and 3D-structure analysis of Kojic acid is on its molecule page.

• Molecular formula: C₆H₆O₄
• Molecular weight: 142.11 g/mol
• CAS number: 501-30-4
• InChIKey: BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• PubChem CID: 3840

OCC1=CC(=O)C(O)=CO1

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the structured data on this page, not written by hand.

How does Kojic acid work?

Its molecular targets in DrugCentral include DAO, TYR, PA and PPO1.

What is the chemical formula of Kojic acid?

Kojic acid has the molecular formula C6H6O4 and a molecular weight of 142.11 g/mol.

Sources

• DrugCentral drug card 3977 — structure, indications, targets, approvals, pharmacologic classes (CC BY-SA 4.0)
• ChEMBL CHEMBL287556 — compound record and bioactivity
• PubChem CID 3840 — chemical identifiers
• DrugBank DB01759 — drug record
• FDA UNII 6K23F1TT52 — substance identity
• UniProt P14920 (DAO) — target protein
• UniProt P14679 (TYR) — target protein

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