Novel isoflavone glucosides in groundnut (Apios americana Medik) and their antiandrogenic activities

J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Mar 6;61(9):2183-7. doi: 10.1021/jf305233t. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

Abstract

Isoflavone glucosides (2'-hydroxy,5-methoxy genistein-7-O-glucoside (1), 2'-hydroxy genistein-7-O-gentibioside (2), 5-methoxy genistein-7-O-glucoside (3), 3',5-dimethoxy genistein-7-O-glucoside (4), 2'-hydroxy genistein-7-O-glucoside (5), genistein-7-O-gentibioside (6), 2'-hydroxy,5-methoxy genistein-4',7-O-diglucoside (7), and 2'-hydroxy genistein-4',7-O-diglucoside (8)) were isolated from the groundnut of Apios americana Medik. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of HR-ESI-MS and 1D- and 2D-NMR analyses. Compounds 1, 2, 4, and 7 are new compounds presented here for the first time. Compounds 2 and 5 were proven to be androgen receptor antagonists due to their binding activities for androgen receptors (IC50 280 and 160 μM, respectively) and the inhibitory activity of androgen-induced expression of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mRNA in LNCaP (prostate adenocarcinoma) cells (IC50 20 and 18 μM, respectively).

MeSH terms

  • Androgen Antagonists / chemistry
  • Androgen Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Androgen Receptor Antagonists
  • Arachis / chemistry*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Gene Expression / drug effects
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glucosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Isoflavones / chemistry
  • Isoflavones / isolation & purification*
  • Isoflavones / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male
  • Molecular Structure
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / genetics
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Androgen Receptor Antagonists
  • Glucosides
  • Isoflavones
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen