α-Glucosidase inhibitory activities of isoflavanones, isoflavones, and pterocarpans from Mucuna pruriens

Autor: Vilailak Prachyawarakorn, Chulabhorn Mahidol, Somsak Ruchirawat, Tshewang Dendup, Acharavadee Pansanit, Prasat Kittakoop
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Zdroj: Planta medica. 80(7)
ISSN: 1439-0221
Popis: Three new isoflavanones (1–3) and thirteen known compounds (4–16) were isolated from the roots of Mucuna pruriens. The absolute configurations of isoflavanones 1–3 and parvisoflavanone (4), lespedeol C (5), and uncinanone C (6) were addressed by a circular dichroism technique. Isoflavanones, isoflavones, and pterocarpans of M. pruriens were found to be α-glucosidase inhibitors. Medicarpin (7) and parvisoflavone B (9) were potent α-glucosidase inhibitors (twofold less active than the standard drug acarbose). The production of bioactive metabolites in M. pruriens seems to be season-dependent.
Databáze: OpenAIRE