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Inhibitory Effects Against α-glucosidase and α-amylase of the Flavonoids-Rich Extract From Scutellaria Baicalensis Shoots and Interpretation of Structure-Activity Relationship of Its Eight Flavonoids by a Refined Assign-Score Method

Inhibitory Effects Against α-glucosidase and α-amylase of the Flavonoids-Rich Extract From Scutellaria Baicalensis Shoots and Interpretation of Structure-Activity Relationship of Its Eight Flavonoids by a Refined Assign-Score Method

Ke Li, Fan Yao, Qiang Xue, Hang Fan, Lingguang Yang, Xiang Li, Liwei Sun, Yujun Liu

Chem Cent J. 2018 Jul 12;12(1):82.

PMID: 30003449

Abstract:

A flavonoids-rich extract of Scutellaria baicalensis shoots and its eight high content flavonoids were investigated for their inhibitory effects against α-glucosidase and α-amylase. Results show that abilities of the extract in inhibiting the two enzymes were obviously higher than those of acarbose. Moreover, inhibitory abilities of all the eight individual flavonoids against the two enzymes show exactly a same order (i.e., apigenin > baicalein > scutellarin > chrysin > apigenin-7-O-glucuronide > baicalin > chrysin-7-O-glucuronide > isocarthamidin-7-O-glucuronide), and their structure-activity relationship could be well-interpretated by the refined assign-score method. Furthermore, based on the inhibitory abilities and their contents in the extract, it was found that the eight flavonoids made predominant contributions, among which baicalein and scutellarin played roles as preliminary contributors, to overall inhibitory effects of the extract against the two enzymes. Beyond these, contributions of the eight flavonoids to the overall enzyme inhibitory activity were compared with those to the overall antioxidant activity characterized in our recent study, and it could be inferred that within the basic flavonoid structure the hydroxyl on C-4' of ring B was more effective than that on C-6 of ring A in enzyme inhibitory activities while they behaved inversely in antioxidant activities; scutellarin and apigenin contributed more to the overall enzyme inhibitory activity, and baicalin and scutellarin, to the overall antioxidant activity of the extract; and flavonoids of the extract, apart from directly inhibiting enzymes, might also be conducive to curing type 2 diabetes via scavenging various free radicals caused by increased oxidative stresses.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP29741091	Apigenin 7-O-glucuronide		29741-09-1	Price

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