Active constituents with α-glucosidase inhibitory activities from Sabia parviflora

Abstract

To identify the active constituents with α-glucosidase inhibitory activities in Sabia parviflora, three new compounds, namely, sabiaparviflora A-C (1, 2 and 8), and seven known compounds were isolated from the plant by repeated column chromatography. The structures of the new compounds were identified by extensive application of spectroscopic methods, including ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR and HR-ESI-MS. All compounds, except for compounds 3-5, 9 and 10 were isolated for the first time from S. parviflora. Their α-glucosidase inhibitory activities were evaluated for the first time by the PNPG method. Three compounds (1, 7 and 10) exhibited marked activities, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 104 to 324 μM, and their structure-activity relationship is preliminarily discussed herein.

Keywords: Aporphine alkaloids; Pentacyclic triterpenoids; Sabia parviflora; α-Glucosidase inhibitory activities.