Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitory activity of triterpenes isolated from Astilbe koreana
摘要:
Bioassay-guided fractionation of a MeOH extract of the rhizomes of Astilbe koreana (Saxifragaceae), using an in vitro protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory assay, resulted in the isolation of a new triterpene, 3 alpha,24-dihydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid (4), along with four triterpenes, 3-oxoolean-12-en-27-oic acid (1), 3 beta-hydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid (beta-peltoboy-kinolic acid; 2), 3 beta-hydroxyurs-12-en-27-oic acid (3), and 3 beta,6 beta-dihydroxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid (astilbic acid; 5). Compounds 1-5 inhibited PTP1B with IC50 values of 6.8 +/- 0.5, 5.2 +/- 0.5, 4.9 +/- 0.4, 11.7 +/- 0.9, and 12.8 +/- 1.1 mu M, respectively. Our results indicate that 3-hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in this type of triterpenes may be required for the activity, while addition of one more hydroxyl group at C-6 or C-24 may be responsible for a loss of activity. Thus, compounds 2 and 3 which possess only one hydroxyl group at C-3 and a carboxyl group at C-27 could be potential PTP1B inhibitors. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.