Cycloartane-type triterpenoids from the leaves of Sandoricum koetjape and their efficacy on α-glucosidase inhibition activity.

The preliminary α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the methanol extract of the leaves of Sandoricum koetjape Merr. exhibited promising results. The leaves was extracted with methanol to obtain the methanol extract that was continuedly partitioned with hexane and ethyl acetate. Those fractions were further purified by various chromatographic techniques. The isolation of the potent fractions furnished two new cycloartane-type triterpenoids (1 and 2) along with ten known compounds (3-12). Their chemical structures were unambiguously established by interpretation of NMR (1 D & 2 D) and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESIMS) data. Furthermore, the configurations of two new compounds were determined by using NOESY spectrum as well as comparing their NMR data to the reference. These compounds were evaluated against α-glucosidase. All tested compounds revealed potent activity with IC ₅₀ value in the range of 2.17-49.2 µM compared to that of acarbose (IC ₅₀ 100.6 µM). Compound 10 showed the lowest IC ₅₀ value. This compound was reported as a mixed-type inhibitor. Compound 3 possessed the second strong activity with an IC ₅₀ value of 14.0 μM and was further investigated on kinetic analysis which revealed as a mixed-type inhibitor with K _i and K _i ' values of 59.1 and 155.2 μM, respectively.
(© 2024. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to The Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy.)