Antioxidant constituents in the dayflower (Commelina communis L.) and their α-glucosidase-inhibitory activity
Antioxidant constituents in the dayflower (Commelina communis L.) and their α-glucosidase-inhibitory activity
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DOI:
10.1007/s11418-008-0244-1
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发表时间:
2008-07-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Baba, Kimiye
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作者:
Shibano, Makio;Kakutani, Koji;Baba, Kimiye
The dayflower, Commelina communis L., contains 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) and (2R,3R,4R,5R)2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine (DMDP), potent alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. The extracts and powder of this herb are important food materials for prophylaxis against type 2 diabetes. Eleven flavonoid glycosides as antioxidants, isoquercitrin, isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside, glucoluteolin, chrysoriol-7-O-beta-D-glucoside, orientin, vitexin, isoorientin, isovitexin, swertisin, and flavocommelin, were identified from the aerial parts of C. communis. Their antioxidant activities were measured using in vitro assays employing the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical- and superoxide radical-scavenging assays. The results showed that glucoluteolin, orientin, isoorientin, and isoquercitrin are the predominant antioxidants in this herb. Moreover, isoquercitrin, isorhamnetine-3-O-rutinoside, vitexin, and swertisin inhibited the activity of alpha-glucosidase from rat intestine.