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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2018.28.2.247

Screening of Flavonoid Compounds with HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitory Activities  

Son, Kun Ho (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Lee, Ju Yeon (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Lee, Jeong Soon (Forest Resources Development Institute of Gyeongsangbuk-do)
Kang, Sam Sik (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
Sohn, Ho Yong (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Kwon, Chong Suk (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Andong National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.28, no.2, 2018 , pp. 247-256 More about this Journal
Abstract
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are widely used drugs for lowering blood lipid levels and preventing cardiovascular diseases. HMG-CoA reductase is a key enzyme to control the biosynthesis of cholesterol. We have tested HMG-CoA reductase-inhibitory activity on the flavonoids of 98 species in vitro. The anti-hypercholesterolemic activities of flavonoids were studied using an HMG-CoA reductase assay equipped with a 96-well UV plate. This assay was based on the spectrophotometric measurement of the decrease in absorbance, which represents the oxidation of NADPH by the catalytic subunit of HMG-CoA reductase in the presence of the substrate HMG-CoA. Among the clinically available statins, pravastatin was used as a positive control. Among the tested compounds, kuraridin, morin and sophoraflavanone G showed strong inhibition activities. In particular, morin and sophoraflavanone G inhibited HMG-CoA reductase by 45.0% and 54.6% at a concentration of $10{\mu}g/ml$, and the $IC_{50}$ values were calculated to $13.31{\mu}g/ml$ and $7.26{\mu}g/ml$ respectively.
Keywords
HMG-CoA reductase; kuraridin; morin; sophoraflavanone G;
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