I-α-Arbutin CAS 84380-01-8 iyi-ejenti emhlophe enamandla nephephile edume kakhulu embonini yezimonyo.Kuyinhlanganisela eyenzeka ngokwemvelo etholakala emaqabunga ezitshalo ezithile, njenge-bearberry, eyaziwa ngezici zayo ezimangalisayo ezikhanyisa isikhumba.
Njengesithako esisebenzayo, i-α-Arbutin ivimbela ngempumelelo ukukhiqizwa kwe-melanin, enesibopho samabala amnyama, i-hyperpigmentation, nethoni yesikhumba engalingani.Isebenza ngokuvimbela umsebenzi we-tyrosinase, obalulekile endleleni ye-melanin synthesis.Ngokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-melanin, i-Alpha-Arbutin isiza ukufeza ibala elilinganayo, elikhazimulayo nelisha.
Enye yezinzuzo eziyinhloko ze-α-Arbutin ukuzinza kwayo okuhle kakhulu, okuyenza ilungele ukwakheka okuhlukahlukene kokunakekelwa kwesikhumba.Ngokungafani nezinye izithako ezikhanyisa isikhumba, i-alpha-arbutin ayehli lapho ichayeke ekushintsheni kwezinga lokushisa noma emisebeni ye-UV, iqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle nangaphansi kwezimo zokwakheka eziyinselele.