title: Action of (2-->1)Fructo-oligopolysaccharide fraction of Chlorophytum borivilianum against Streptozotocin-Induced oxidative stress.
abstract: A fructo-oligosaccharide was isolated from Chlorophytum borivilianum and identified as O-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-(2-->1)-(beta-D-fructofuranosyl) (n)-(2-->1)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (n = 5 - 30) using high-pressure anion exchange chromatography, MALDI-MS, NMR, GC, HPTLC and chemical analysis. The extract and the fructo-oligosaccharide were found to have significant antidiabetic activity with the blood sugar levels being 118.32 +/- 3.56 and 110.21 +/- 4.22, respectively, as compared to the control value of 231.25 +/- 3.03 along with moderate antioxidant activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic animals.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India. narasimhansreevidyan@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Sreevidya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.forename: Raghavan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Govindarajan
authors.forename: Vijayakumar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: Shanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Madhusudanan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000070357:Asparagaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013311:Streptozocin
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013311:Streptozocin