In vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of isolated fractions from water extract of Qingzhuan dark tea.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Natural products have being used as potential inhibitors against carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzymes to treat diabetes mellitus. Chinese dark tea has various interesting bioactivities. In this study, the active compounds from Qingzhuan dark tea were separated and their anti-diabetic activity was examined using an in vitro enzymatic model. METHODS:The chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, sediment and residual aqua fractions of a Chinese dark tea (Qingzhuan tea) were prepared by successively isolating the water extract with different solvents and their in vitro inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase were assessed. The fraction with the highest inhibitory activity was further characterized to obtain the main active components of Qingzhuan tea. RESULTS:The ethyl acetate fraction had the greatest inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase, followed by n-butanol, sediment and residual aqua fractions (with the IC50 values of 0.26 mg/mL, 2.94 mg/mL, 3.02 mg/mL, and 5.24 mg/mL, respectively), mainly due to the high content of polyphenols. Among the eight subfractions (QEF1-8) isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction, QEF8 fraction showed the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory potential in a competitive inhibitory manner (the K i value of 77.10 μg/mL). HPLC-MS analysis revealed that (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) were the predominant active components in QEF8. CONCLUSION:These results indicated that Qingzhuan tea extracts exerted potent inhibitory effects against α-glucosidase, EGCG and ECG were likely responsible for the inhibitory activity in Qingzhuan tea. Qingzhuan tea may be recommended as an oral antidiabetic diet.

authors

Liu S,Yu Z,Zhu H,Zhang W,Chen Y

doi

10.1186/s12906-016-1361-0

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Has Abstract

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2016-09-29 00:00:00

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378

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1

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1472-6882

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10.1186/s12906-016-1361-0

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16

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