Aldose-reductase- and protein-glycation-inhibitory principles from the whole plant of Duchesnea chrysantha

Chem Biodivers. 2008 Feb;5(2):352-6. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200890034.

Abstract

Ellagic acid (1), 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid (2), 3,3',4-tri-O-methylellagic acid (3), isovitexin (4), kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-glucuronide methyl ester (5), quercetin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (6), ursolic acid, pomolic acid, tormentic acid, euscaphic acid, euscaphic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, and maslinic acid were isolated from the AcOEt- and BuOH-soluble MeOH extract of Duchesnea chrysantha (whole plant). The isolates were subjected to in vitro bioassays to evaluate their inhibitory activity on rat-lens aldose reductase (RLAR) and formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The ellagic acids and flavonoids, compounds 1-6, exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on RLAR. However, compounds 1 and 4-6 showed excellent inhibitory activities towards the formation of AGEs. This is the first report that 4 and 6 exhibit inhibitory activity towards AR and AGEs formation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehyde Reductase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Animals
  • Apigenin / chemistry
  • Apigenin / isolation & purification
  • Apigenin / pharmacology
  • Ellagic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Ellagic Acid / chemistry
  • Ellagic Acid / isolation & purification
  • Ellagic Acid / pharmacology
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Glycosides / isolation & purification
  • Glycosides / pharmacology*
  • Lens, Crystalline / enzymology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oleanolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Oleanolic Acid / chemistry
  • Oleanolic Acid / isolation & purification
  • Oleanolic Acid / pharmacology
  • Quercetin / chemistry
  • Quercetin / isolation & purification
  • Quercetin / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rosaceae / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Triterpenes / chemistry
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology
  • Ursolic Acid

Substances

  • Glycation End Products, Advanced
  • Glycosides
  • Triterpenes
  • Ellagic Acid
  • 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid
  • euscaphic acid
  • pomolic acid
  • Oleanolic Acid
  • Apigenin
  • Quercetin
  • maslinic acid
  • Aldehyde Reductase
  • isovitexin