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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2022.32.1.1

Characterization of Antidiabetic Compounds from Extract of Torreya nucifera  

Kim, Ji Won (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Dong-Seob (Department of Food Science & Technology, College of National Resources & Life Science, Pusan National University)
Lee, Hwasin (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Park, Bobae (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Yu, Sun-Nyoung (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Hwang, You-Lim (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Sang Hun (Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine)
Ahn, Soon-Cheol (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
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Journal of Life Science / v.32, no.1, 2022 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
Natural products have gained increasing attention due to their advantage of long-term safety and low toxicity for a very long time. Torreya nucifera is widespread in southern Korea and Jeju Island and its seeds are commonly used as edible food. Oriental ingredients have often been reported for their insecticidal, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, but there have not yet been any studies on their antidiabetic effect. In this study, we investigated several biological activities of T. nucifera pericarp (TNP) and seeds (TNS) extracts and proceeded to characterize the antidiabetic compounds of TNS. The initial results suggested that TNS extract at 15 and 10 ㎍/ml concentration has inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B, that is 14.5 and 4.35 times higher than TNP, respectively. Thus, the stronger antidiabetic TNS was selected for the subsequent experiments to characterize its active compounds. Ultrafiltration was used to determine the apparent molecular weight of the active compounds, showing 300 kDa or more. Finally the mixture was then partially purified using Diaion HP-20 column chromatography by eluting with 50~100% methanol. Therefore we concluded that the active compounds of TNS have potential as therapeutic agents in functional food or supplemental treatment to improve diabetic diseases.
Keywords
Diaion HP-20; ${\alpha}-glucosidase$; protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B; Torreya nucifera; ultrafiltration;
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