Inhibition of Human Salivary and Pancreatic α-Amylase by Resveratrol Oligomers

J Med Chem. 2024 Nov 14;67(21):18753-18763. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01042. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Abstract

A key strategy to mitigate postprandial hyperglycemia involves inhibiting α-amylases, which commence the starch digestion process in the gut. This study examined the inhibitory effects of resveratrol and stilbenoid tetramers, vaticanol B, (-)-hopeaphenol, and vatalbinoside A on human salivary and pancreatic α-amylases experimentally and through molecular docking studies. Vaticanol B demonstrated the most potent inhibition with IC50 values of 5.3 ± 0.3 μM for salivary and 6.1 ± 0.5 μM for pancreatic α-amylase (compared to acarbose with IC50 values of 1.2 ± 0.1 μM and 0.5 ± 0.0 μM, respectively). Kinetic analysis suggested a competitive inhibition mode for vaticanol B. Resveratrol and vatalbinoside A were poor inhibitors of human α-amylases, while (-)-hopeaphenol exhibited moderate inhibition. Molecular docking supported the inhibition data, and several aspects of the structural configurations explained the stronger inhibition exerted by vaticanol B. Overall, vaticanol B shows promise as a natural alternative to acarbose for inhibiting α-amylase.

MeSH terms

  • Enzyme Inhibitors* / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors* / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Docking Simulation*
  • Pancreatic alpha-Amylases* / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Pancreatic alpha-Amylases* / metabolism
  • Resveratrol* / chemistry
  • Resveratrol* / pharmacology
  • Salivary alpha-Amylases* / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Salivary alpha-Amylases* / chemistry
  • Salivary alpha-Amylases* / metabolism
  • Stilbenes* / chemistry
  • Stilbenes* / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • alpha-Amylases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • alpha-Amylases / chemistry
  • alpha-Amylases / metabolism

Substances

  • Resveratrol
  • Pancreatic alpha-Amylases
  • Salivary alpha-Amylases
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Stilbenes
  • alpha-Amylases