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ArticleChemistry Central journal2018

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

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Article in Chemistry Central journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05333822 (Effects of Bashan,a Vegetable Plant Based Compound Drink , on Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Its Related Mechanisms), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers.

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Effects of Bashan,a Vegetable Plant Based Compound Drink , on Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Its Related Mechanisms

TypeinterventionalSponsorZhongda HospitalRan2021 to 2022Enrolled30ConditionsType 2 DiabetesArmsBashan, water
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ke LiNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Fan YaoNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Qiang XueNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Hang FanNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Lingguang YangNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Xiang LiNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Liwei SunNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
Yujun LiuNational Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Qinghuadonglu No. 35, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China. yjliubio@bjfu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6588-3359
Beijing Forestry University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

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.

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FlavonoidsRefined assign-score methodScutellaria baicalensis shootsStructure–activity relationshipα-Amylaseα-Glucosidase

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