Inhibitory activity of (−)-epicatechin-3,5-O-digallate on α-glucosidase and in silico analysis

Jang Hoon Kim, Hyo Young Kim, Seo Young Yang, Jin Baek Kim, Chang Hyun Jin, Young Ho Kim

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Abstract

(−)-Epicatechin-3,5-O-digallate (ECDG) from Orostachys japonicus A. Berger was examined for inhibitory activity on α-glucosidase. The results showed that the IC50 value was achieved with nanomolar concentrations. Through the enzyme kinetic analysis, ECDG was shown to act as a competitive inhibitor of α-glucosidase by binding to the receptor active site. Fluorescence-quenching measurements showed that ECDG and the enzyme may have a one-to-one reaction with low quenching (Ksv) and binding constants. A molecular docking study was performed to evaluate the receptor-ligand complex. Asn236 was found to be particularly important for hydrogen bond formation during the molecular dynamics simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1162-1167
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume107
Issue numberPartA
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Competitive inhibitor
  • Epicatechin derivative
  • Molecular docking
  • Molecular dynamics
  • α-Glucosidase

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