α-Glucosidase and Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitors from Malbranchea circinata

J Nat Prod. 2020 Mar 27;83(3):675-683. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01108. Epub 2020 Jan 3.

Abstract

During a search for new α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors from fungal sources, eight new secondary metabolites, including two anthranilic acid-derived peptides (1 and 2), four glycosylated anthraquinones (3-6), 4-isoprenylravenelin (7), and a dimer of 5,8-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-α-tetralone (8), along with four known compounds (9-12), were isolated from solid rice-based cultures of Malbranchea circinata. The structural elucidation of these metabolites was performed using 1D and 2D NMR techniques and DFT-calculated chemical shifts. Compounds 1-3, 9, and 10 showed inhibitory activity to yeast α-glucosidase (αGHY), with IC50 values ranging from 57.4 to 261.3 μM (IC50 acarbose = 585.8 μM). The effect of 10 (10.0 mg/kg) was corroborated in vivo using a sucrose tolerance test in normoglucemic mice. The most active compounds against PTP-1B were 8-10, with IC50 values from 10.9 to 15.3 μM (IC50 ursolic acid = 27.8 μM). Docking analysis of the active compounds into the crystal structures of αGHY and PTP-1B predicted that all compounds bind to the catalytic domains of the enzymes. Together, these results showed that M. circinata is a potential source of antidiabetic drug leads.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification
  • Biological Products / pharmacology
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Onygenales / chemistry*
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • alpha-Glucosidases

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1
  • alpha-Glucosidases