New prenylated flavanones from erythrina abyssinica with protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activity

Long Cui, Hyun Sun Lee, Derek Tantoh Ndinteh, Joseph Tanyi Mbafor, Young Ho Kim, Thi Van Thu Le, Phi Hung Nguyen, Won Keun Oh

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Abstract

As the insulin and leptin signaling pathway can be regulated by PTP1B, it has been suggested that compounds that reduce PTP1B activity or expression levels can be used for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity. In the course of our screening efforts on new PTP1B inhibitors, six new flavanones (16) with dihydrofuran moiety and two known flavanones (7 and 8) were isolated from the stem bark of Erythrina abyssinica (Leguminosae). Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic (including UV, CD, MS, 1D, and 2DNMR) and physicochemical analyses. With the exception of 3 and 5, the compounds inhibited PTP1B activity in an in vitro assay with IC50 values ranging from 15.2±1.2 to 19.6±2.3μM, whereas RK-682 as a positive control displayed an IC50 value of 4.7±0.5μM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)713-718
Number of pages6
JournalPlanta Medica
Volume76
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diabetes
  • Dihydrofuranoflavanones
  • Erythrina abyssinica
  • Leguminosae
  • Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Organic Chemistry

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