Eight new biflavonoids with lavandulyl units from the roots of Sophora flavescens and their inhibitory effect on PTP1B

Bioorg Chem. 2019 May:86:679-685. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.01.058. Epub 2019 Feb 23.

Abstract

In the course of studying the components from the roots of Sophora flavescens, eight new unusual biflavonoids consisting of a flavanone fused with a dihydrochalcone skeleton were isolated. These new chemical structures were elucidated by means of UV, IR, HRESIMS, NMR and ECD spectroscopic data and a comparison of experimental ECD spectra with calculated ECD spectra. Some compounds were subjected to an antidiabetic bioassay on human recombinant PTP1B inhibition, and showed strong inhibitory activity.

Keywords: Biflavonoids; PTP1B inhibitory activity; Sophobiflavonoids A–H; Sophora flavescens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes / chemistry
  • Acyclic Monoterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Acyclic Monoterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Biflavonoids / chemistry
  • Biflavonoids / isolation & purification
  • Biflavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Chalcones / chemistry
  • Chalcones / isolation & purification
  • Chalcones / pharmacology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1 / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sophora / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Biflavonoids
  • Chalcones
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Plant Extracts
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • PTPN1 protein, human
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1
  • dihydrochalcone
  • lavandulol