α-Glucosidase and tyrosinase inhibitory effects of an abietane type diterpenoid taxoquinone from Metasequoia glyptostroboides.
BMC Complement Altern Med
; 15: 84, 2015 Mar 26.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Nowadays plant derived natural compounds have gained huge amount of research attention especially in food and medicine industries due to their multitude of biological and therapeutic properties as alternative medicines.METHODS:
In this study, a diterpenoid compound taxoquinone, isolated from Metasequoia glyptostroboides was evaluated for its α-glucosidase and tyrosinase inhibitory efficacy in terms of its potent anti-diabetic and depigmentation potential, respectively.RESULTS:
As a result, taxoquinone at the concentration range of 100-3,000 µg/mL and 200-1,000 µg/mL showed potent efficacy on inhibiting α-glucosidase and tyrosinase enzymes by 9.24-51.32% and 11.14-52.32%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The findings of this study clearly evident potent therapeutic efficacy of an abietane diterpenoid taxoquinone isolated from M. glyptostroboides with a possibility for using it as a novel candidate in food and medicine industry as a natural alternative medicine to prevent diabetes mellitus type-2 related disorders and as a depigmentation agent.
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Extratos Vegetais
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Monofenol Mono-Oxigenase
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Cupressaceae
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Abietanos
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Alfa-Glucosidases
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Inibidores de Glicosídeo Hidrolases
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Hipoglicemiantes
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2015
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