Recovery Effect of a Rutin-Enriched Fraction Prepared From Forsythia koreana Flowers on Alloxan-Induced Pancreatic Islets in Zebrafish Larvae (Danio rerio)

Yeong Geun Lee, Youn Hee Nam, Jung Eun Gwag, Jung Hwan Ko, Kyeong Hwa Seo, Dae Young Lee, Se Chan Kang, Tong Ho Kang, Nam In Baek

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Abstract

A simple method to prepare a high-content rutin fraction from Forsythia koreana flowers (HRFK) is described. Rutin, isolated for the first time from the flowers, was identified from spectroscopic data including nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and infrared. As a result of HPLC quantitative analysis, the content of rutin was found to be 80.0 ± 0.02% in HRFK. Our previous study reported that F koreana MeOH extract (FK) significantly recovered alloxan-induced pancreatic islets in zebrafish. However, HRFK as well as rutin exhibited an enhanced anti-diabetic effect compared to FK in our latest experiments. In conclusion, HRFK, as well as rutin and FK, have potential as anti-diabetic agents.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNatural Product Communications
Volume16
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • diabetes
  • Forsythia koreana
  • rutin
  • zebrafish

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