Isolation of isocoumarins and flavonoids as α-glucosidase inhibitors from Agrimonia pilosa L.

Mi Jin Park, Young Hwa Kang

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Abstract

Agrimonia pilosa L. (AP) showed potent α-glucosidase inhibitory (AGI) activity, but it is uncertain what phytochemicals play a key factor. The phytochemical study of AP based on AGI activity led to the isolation of four isocoumarins; agrimonolide (1), agrimonolide-6-O-β-Dglucopyranoside (2), desmethylagrimonolide (3), desmethylagrimonolide-6-O-β-Dglucopyranoside (4), and four flavonoids; luteolin (5), quercetin (6), vitexin (7), and isovitexin (8). The four isocoumarins were isolated as α-glucosidase inhibitors for the first time. Isocoumarins, compound 1 (agrimonolide) and 3 (desmethylagrimonolide) showed strong α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 24.2 and 37.4 μM, respectively. Meanwhile, isocoumarin and flavonoid glycosides showed weak AGI activity. In the kinetic analysis, isocoumarins, compounds 1 and 3 showed non-competitive inhibition, whereas flavonoid, compound 6 showed competitive inhibition.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2572
JournalMolecules
Volume25
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020

Keywords

  • Agrimonia pilosa L.
  • Flavonoid
  • Industrial source
  • Isocoumarin
  • Structure-activity relationship
  • α-glucosidase inhibitory activity

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