Journal of Natural Medicines 2015-10-01

Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitory activity of dimeric dihydrochalcone glycosides from flowers of Helichrysum arenarium.

Toshio Morikawa, Kiyofumi Ninomiya, Junji Akaki, Namiko Kakihara, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Yurie Matsumoto, Takao Hayakawa, Osamu Muraoka, Li-Bo Wang, Li-Jun Wu, Seikou Nakamura, Masayuki Yoshikawa, Hisashi Matsuda

Index: J. Nat. Med. 69 , 494-506, (2015)

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Abstract

A methanol extract of everlasting flowers of Helichrysum arenarium L. Moench (Asteraceae) was found to inhibit the increase in blood glucose elevation in sucrose-loaded mice at 500 mg/kg p.o. The methanol extract also inhibited the enzymatic activity against dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV, IC50 = 41.2 μg/ml), but did not show intestinal α-glucosidase inhibitory activities. From the extract, three new dimeric dihydrochalcone glycosides, arenariumosides V-VII (2-4), were isolated, and the stereostructures were elucidated based on their spectroscopic properties and chemical evidence. Of the constituents, several flavonoid constituents, including 2-4, were isolated, and these isolated constituents were investigated for their DPP-IV inhibitory effects. Among them, chalconaringenin 2'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (16, IC50 = 23.1 μM) and aureusidin 6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (35, 24.3 μM) showed relatively strong inhibitory activities.