Neolignan Constituents with Potential Beneficial Effects in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes from Viburnum fordiae Hance Fruits

October 11, 2018

Title

Neolignan Constituents with Potential Beneficial Effects in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes from Viburnum fordiae Hance Fruits

Author

Chunchao Zhao, Jia Chen, Jianhua Shao, Jie Shen, Kehuan Li, Wenyan Gu, Sihui Li, Judi Fan

Year

2018

Journal

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Abstract

Nine new neolignan glycosides (1–9), viburfordosides A–I, two new neolignans, fordianes A and B (10, 11), and seven known analogues (12–18) have been isolated and identified from the fruits of Viburnum fordiae Hance. The structures and absolute configurations of undescribed neolignan constituents were identified by chemical methods and spectroscopic analyses. The α-glucosidase inhibitory, ABTS•+ and DPPH• scavenging, and anti-inflammatory activities of these secondary metabolites were evaluated. Some of them exhibited significant potency in inhibiting α-glucosidase and scavenging free radicals. Among the 14 metabolites that were found to have the capacity to inhibit NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells, compounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17, and 18 were potent with IC50 values of 10.88–41.10 μM. These results support that V. fordiae fruits possessing the neolignan compounds may serve as both a functional food and a medicinal resource to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Instrument

J-810

Keywords

Circular dichroism, Cotton effect, Absolute configuration, Natural products, Pharmaceutical, Agriculture and environmental