Novel shogaol compound and tyrosinase activity inhibitor comprising the compound

摘要

The compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3 and Z are as defined in the specification is analogous to shogaol and gingerol useful in the fields of foods, medicines, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, etc., and more highly active in tyrosinase activity inhibition, etc. than shogaol and gingerol.