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kojic (not comparable)

  1. Only used in kojic acid
    • 1957, American Society for Microbiology, Bacteriological Proceedings:
      Active compounds included 2-hydroxy-derivatives of benzoic acid and benzaldehyde, 3-hydroxygamma-pyrones (kojic and meconic acids, but not chelidonic acid), []
    • 1970, Samuel J. Ajl, Microbial Toxins: Fungal toxins:
      It was postulated that both kojic and comenic acids could form tautomer forms [...] which was not possible for maltol.
    • 2009, F. F. Nord, Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 577:
      This conclusion is confirmed by the conversion of both kojic and comenic acids (XVIII) into the same methyldihydroxypyridine (XIX).
    • 2014, Zein E. Obagi, The Art of Skin Health Restoration and Rejuvenation, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 63:
      [] arbutin is believed to be less potent than kojic and azelaic acid.