METHOD FOR SCREENING OF INGREDIENTS HAVING WHITENING EFFECT

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for screening a test substance having whitening efficacy and, more specifically, to a method for screening a test substance having whitening efficacy by checking whether or not the test substance activates Forkhead box O3A (FoxO3a) or promotes the expression thereof using FoxO3a which is a longevity gene, and thereby determining whether or not the test substance has whitening efficacy.