This invention provides the methods of separation and identification of a novel type of piperidine flavan alkaloids from an African herbal tea, the leaves of
Combretum micranthum
commonly known as kinkeliba, and the procedures for preparing the total piperidine flavan alkaloids (TPFA). In particular, this invention relates to the use of the plant extract that may contain TPFA as anti-diabetic agents in treatment of metabolic disorders and other applications related to this new chemical structure and derivatives thereof.
这项发明提供了一种从非洲草药茶Combretum micranthum(通常称为kinkeliba)的叶子中分离和鉴定一种新型
哌啶类黄烷
生物碱的方法,以及制备总
哌啶类黄烷
生物碱(TPFA)的程序。特别地,该发明涉及使用可能含有TPFA的
植物提取物作为抗糖尿病药物治疗代谢紊乱和其他与该新
化学结构及其衍
生物相关的应用。