Two sarcoviolins with antioxidative and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity from the edible mushroom Sarcodon leucopus collected in Tibet

J Nat Prod. 2014 Apr 25;77(4):942-7. doi: 10.1021/np401026b. Epub 2014 Mar 19.

Abstract

Edible mushrooms are known as an important source of natural antioxidants. The ethyl acetate extract of the edible mushroom Sarcodon leucopus (Zangzi mushroom) possesses strong antioxidative activity. Bioactivity-guided isolation afforded 10 compounds from its fruiting bodies, including two new sarcoviolins, sarcoviolin β (1) and episarcoviolin β (2), and one new p-terphenyl derivative (3) along with seven known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and comparison with the known compounds. Compounds 1-10 were found to have antioxidant effects in the DPPH scavenging assay, the total antioxidant capacity assay, the reducing power assay, and the lipid peroxidation assay. Further study indicated that they could protect DNA strands from free radical-induced cleavage at 200 μM. Compounds 1-10 also presented strong α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Of all tested compounds, compound 1 exhibited the strongest inhibitory activity, with an IC50 value of 0.58 μM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agaricales / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Biphenyl Compounds / pharmacology
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / isolation & purification
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Lipid Peroxidation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picrates / chemistry
  • Picrates / pharmacology
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Terpenes / isolation & purification*
  • Terpenes / pharmacology*
  • Terphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Terphenyl Compounds / isolation & purification*
  • Terphenyl Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Tibet

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Picrates
  • Terpenes
  • Terphenyl Compounds
  • sarcoviolin
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl