Inhibition of α-Glucosidase by a Semi-Purified Ethyl Acetate Fraction from Submerged-Liquid Culture of Agaricus blazei Murill

Natural anti-diabetic semipurified ethyl acetate fraction was isolated from the submerged-liquid culture of Agaricus blaze Murill (AB) in a medium containing soybean flakes. Hot-water extract of AB (HEAB) was prepared by extraction at $121^{\circ}C$ for 60 min, followed by filtering through a filter presser filled with diatomate. The ${\beta}$-glucan-free HEAB, which was a supernatant fraction from HEAB by precipitation in an 80% ethanol solution, was fractionated into hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and butanol fractions. The inhibition of the ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity by fractions was 59.0, 17.0, 61.6, and 37.9%, respectively, suggesting that ethyl acetate fraction was the most active. A subfraction having a strong ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity (80.4%) was isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction. This subfraction contained isoflavones (genistin and daidzin) and their conjugates with sugars as potent inhibiters of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity. These results suggest that the ethyl acetate fraction or HEAB containing isoflavones and their sugars conjugates could be useful sources for controlling blood sugar levels in humans.

신령버섯균사체 액체배양물의 α-glucosidase 저해 효과

${\beta}$-Glucan 분획을 제거한 신령버섯 균사체 액체 배양액(${\beta}$-glucan-free HEAB)으로부터 새로운 형태의 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성저해 소재를 개발하였다. ${\beta}$-Glucan-free HEAB를 용매분획하여 10 mg/ml 농도에서 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성을 측정한 결과 EA분획이 가장 강한 활성(61.6% 저해)을 나타내었고, 경구혈당강하제인 acarbose (5 mg/ml; 39.5% 저해) 보다 강하였다. EA분획을 더 분획하여 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성이 80.4%인 분획을 얻었다. 이 분획에는 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 갖는 daidzin 및 genistin과 같은 isoflavone과 isoflavone의 sugar conjugate된 물질이 함유되어 있었다. 따라서 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 나타내는 ${\beta}$-glucan-free HEAB나 EA분획물은 인체의 혈당을 조절할 수 있는 소재로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.