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Maplexins, new α-glucosidase inhibitors from red maple (Acer rubrum) stems

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.10.073

1464-3405

Chunpeng Wan, Tao Yuan, Liya Li, Vamsikrishna Kandhi, Nadja B. Cech, Mingyong Xie, Navindra P. Seeram,

Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

Thirteen gallic acid derivatives including five new gallotannins, named maplexins A-E, were isolated from red maple (Acer rubrum) stems. The compounds were identified by spectral analyses. The maplexins varied in number and location of galloyl groups attached to 1,5-anhydro-d-glucitol. The isolates were evaluated for α-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities. Maplexin E, the first compound identified with three galloyl groups linked to three different positions of 1,5-anhydro-d-glucitol, was 20 fold more potent than the α-glucosidase inhibitory drug, Acarbose (IC(50)=8 vs 160 μM). Structure-activity related studies suggested that both number and position of galloyls attached to 1,5-anhydro-d-glucitol were important for α-glucosidase inhibition.