Flavonoids from the branches and leaves of Erythrina variegata L. and their PTP1B and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities
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Erythrina variegata, flavanones, PTP1B inhibitor, α-glucosidaseAbstract
Phytochemical investigation of the methanolic extract of the Vietnamese Erythrina variegata branches and leaves resulted in the separation and identification of five flavanones, including 7,4'-dihydroxy-3'-methoxyflavanone (1), abyssinone VII (2), sigmoidin B (3), aromadendrin (4), and sigmoidin D (5). Their chemical structures were confirmed by the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral analysis. These isolated compounds showed inhibitory activities toward two enzymes PTP1B and α-glucosidase, exhibiting varying levels of inhibition. Especially, metabolite 2 strongly inhibited the two enzymes with IC50 values of 8.34 ± 0.67 and 12.14 ± 0.39 µM, respectively. In general, hydroxylation at carbons C-5/C-3' and prenylation at C-3ʹ/C-5ʹ mainly caused active enhancements of these metabolites against both enzyme activities.
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