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PROF. CHANG-GU HYUN

I received my Ph.D. degree in Biological science (2000) from Myung-Ji University with Professor Joo-Won Suh. I held a postdoctoral appointment as a Research Fellow of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and University of Wisconsin with Professor Jon S. Thorson (2001). From 2006-2012, I held appointment as a Senior Researcher of the Jeju TechnoPark. I joined the Department of Chemistry and Cosmetics of Jeju National University in the Fall of 2014 as an assistant professor (2014-present). My research interests include discovering and exploiting natural cosmetic materials and their functional mechanisms, organic synthesis of methoxylated and acetylated compounds, and bioconversion of natural products.

“제주대, 화장품기업 기술지원 예산 확보” 
04.02.2018

Cosmetic Chemistry Lab

“제주 전통 발효식품 활용해 화장품 산업화를”
07.17.2017 

MY LATEST RESEARCH

Tyrosinase is the rate-limiting enzyme critical for melanin synthesis. It controls pigmentation
in the skin. Activation of tyrosinase is currently the most common approach in the development of
tanning and haircare.

Auraptene is the most abundant naturally occurring geranyloxycoumarin. It is primarilyisolated from plants belonging to the Rutaceae family, many of which, such as citrus fruits, areused as food in many countries. Auraptene is a biologically active

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