Fagomine isomers and glycosides from Xanthocercis zambesiaca

J Nat Prod. 1997 Mar;60(3):312-4. doi: 10.1021/np960646y.

Abstract

50% aqueous MeOH extracts from the leaves and roots of Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Leguminosae) were subjected to various ion-exchange column chromatographic steps to give fagomine (1), 3-epi-fagomine (2), 3,4-di-epi-fagomine (3), 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylfagomine (4), and 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylfagomine (5). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses, particularly by extensive 1D and 2D NMR studies. Compounds 3 and 4 are new natural products. Compound 1 is a good inhibitor of isomaltase and certain alpha- and beta-galactosidases. Whereas 2 is a more potent inhibitor of isomaltase and beta-galactosidases than 1, it does not inhibit alpha-galactosidase. Compounds 3-5 exhibited no significant inhibition against the glycosidases used.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Glucosidases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification*
  • Glucosides / pharmacology
  • Hydrolysis
  • Imino Pyranoses
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Piperidines / isolation & purification*
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Rats
  • Seeds / chemistry
  • alpha-Galactosidase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • beta-Galactosidase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • beta-Glucosidase / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Glucosides
  • Imino Pyranoses
  • Piperidines
  • fagomine
  • Glucosidases
  • beta-Glucosidase
  • alpha-Galactosidase
  • beta-Galactosidase