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The methanolic extract from male inflorescences of Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (breadfruit) was investigated for its bioactivities which are important for the skincare industry, including anti-tyrosinase activity. Bioassay-guided fractionation led to the isolation of a geranylated dihydrochalcone, 2-Geranyl-2\u2019,3,4,4\u2019-tetrahydroxydihydrochalcone (hereinafter referred to as Artochalcone), present at 1.64% of the inflorescence dry weight. Its structure was determined by a combination of 1D and 2D-NMR and HR-ESI-MS analysis. Artochalcone was found to inhibit tyrosinase with an IC50 value of 28.4 \u03bcM, making it sixteen times more effective than the leading commercial skin-whitening agent, arbutin. In addition, Artochalcone displayed significant antioxidant activity determined by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (IC50 = 20.4 \u03bcM) and nitric oxide scavenging assays (IC50 = 20.7 \u03bcM).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules31162752","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T13:20:16Z","timestamp":1786108816000},"page":"2752","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Artochalcone\u2014A Geranylated Dihydrochalcone from Male Inflorescences of Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit) with Potent Anti-Tyrosinase Activity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Kenna L.","family":"Whitnell","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jackson J.","family":"Villemaire-McCutcheon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ulli K. 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