title: alpha-Glucosidase inhibitors from the seeds of Syagrus romanzoffiana.
abstract: Bioassay-guided fractionation against alpha-glucosidase resulted in isolation and characterization of eight active compounds from the EtOH extract of the seeds of Syagrus romanzoffiana. Of these, seven are stilbenoids, and two of them, 13-hydroxykompasinol A (1) and scirpusin C (4), possess potent inhibitory activity against alpha-glucosidase type IV from Bacillus stearothermophilus with the IC50 value of 6.5 and 4.9 microM, respectively. The in vivo assay on normal Wistar rats using oral sucrose challenge also demonstrated that kompasinol A (2) and 3,3',4,5,5'-pentahydroxy-trans-stilbene (5) possess significant effect in reducing the postprandial blood glucose level (10.2% and 12.1% at 10mg/kg, respectively). These results suggest that stilbenoids might be explored for their therapeutic potential as hypoglycemic agents.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Sio-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Jhong-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chao-Jou
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Chung-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shoei-Sheng
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D028023:Arecaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000201:enzymology; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012015:Reference Standards; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C530522:13-hydroxykompasinol A; D001786:Blood Glucose; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013267:Stilbenes; C530523:scirpusin C