Severalα-glucosidase inhibitory constituents were isolated from the methanolic extract of the leaves of Quercus phillyraeoides A.Gray(Q.phillyraeoides)using a bioassay-guided fractionation technique.Further separatio...Severalα-glucosidase inhibitory constituents were isolated from the methanolic extract of the leaves of Quercus phillyraeoides A.Gray(Q.phillyraeoides)using a bioassay-guided fractionation technique.Further separation and purification of the methanol-soluble fraction led to the isolation of constituents with moderate and strong inhibitory activities againstα-glucosidase:α-sitosterol-d-glucoside(1)and condensed tannin fractions(2,3,4,5,and 6).Compound 1 and fractions 2-6 had inhibitory concentration(IC50)values againstm-glucosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae of 118.8,2.79,2.78,3.10,2.60,and 3.14μg/mL,respectively,while quercetin as the standard had an IC50 value of 4.80mg/mL.Furthermore,the significant antioxidant activities were evaluated using several assays,such as the DPPH radical scavenging,hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging,reducing power,andβ-carotene-linoleate bleaching assays,and the results suggested that the isolated constituents showed their possible application for treating the hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress.The results of the present study showed the potential of Q.phillyraeoides as a rich source of natural antidiabetic medicine.展开更多
文摘Severalα-glucosidase inhibitory constituents were isolated from the methanolic extract of the leaves of Quercus phillyraeoides A.Gray(Q.phillyraeoides)using a bioassay-guided fractionation technique.Further separation and purification of the methanol-soluble fraction led to the isolation of constituents with moderate and strong inhibitory activities againstα-glucosidase:α-sitosterol-d-glucoside(1)and condensed tannin fractions(2,3,4,5,and 6).Compound 1 and fractions 2-6 had inhibitory concentration(IC50)values againstm-glucosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae of 118.8,2.79,2.78,3.10,2.60,and 3.14μg/mL,respectively,while quercetin as the standard had an IC50 value of 4.80mg/mL.Furthermore,the significant antioxidant activities were evaluated using several assays,such as the DPPH radical scavenging,hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging,reducing power,andβ-carotene-linoleate bleaching assays,and the results suggested that the isolated constituents showed their possible application for treating the hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress.The results of the present study showed the potential of Q.phillyraeoides as a rich source of natural antidiabetic medicine.
