Loddigesiinols G-J: α-glucosidase inhibitors from Dendrobium loddigesii

Molecules. 2014 Jun 23;19(6):8544-55. doi: 10.3390/molecules19068544.

Abstract

Four new polyphenols, loddigesiinols G-J (compounds 1-4) and a known compound, crepidatuol B (5), were isolated from the stems of Dendrobium loddigesii that have long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and have recently been used to treat type 2 diabetes. Compounds 1-5 structures were elucidated based on spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of compounds 1-4 were determined using theoretical calculations of electronic circular dichroism (ECD), and the absolute configuration of compound 5 was determined by a comparison of the experimental ECD spectra and the literature data. Compounds 1-5 are strong inhibitors of α-glucosidase, with IC50 values of 16.7, 10.9, 2.7, 3.2, and 18.9 μM, respectively. Their activities were significantly stronger than trans-resveratrol as a positive control (IC50 values of 27.9 μM).

MeSH terms

  • Dendrobium / metabolism*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Molecular Structure
  • Phenanthrenes / chemistry
  • Phenanthrenes / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
  • Plant Stems / metabolism
  • Polyphenols / chemistry
  • Polyphenols / isolation & purification*
  • alpha-Glucosidases / chemistry

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Phenanthrenes
  • Plant Extracts
  • Polyphenols
  • alpha-Glucosidases