Componential profile and amylase inhibiting activity of phenolic compounds from Calendula officinalis L. leaves

ScientificWorldJournal. 2014 Feb 9:2014:654193. doi: 10.1155/2014/654193. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

An ethanolic extract and its ethyl acetate-soluble fraction from leaves of Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae) were found to show an inhibitory effect on amylase. From the crude extract fractions, one new phenolic acid glucoside, 6'-O-vanilloyl-β-D-glucopyranose, was isolated, together with twenty-four known compounds including five phenolic acid glucosides, five phenylpropanoids, five coumarins, and nine flavonoids. Their structures were elucidated based on chemical and spectral data. The main components, isoquercitrin, isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, and quercetin-3-O-(6''-acetyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside, exhibited potent inhibitory effects on amylase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amylases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Calendula / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Phenols / chemistry
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts
  • Amylases