Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040833
Keywords
Malva verticillata; malvaflavone A; flavonoid 8-O-glucuronide; zebrafish; anti-diabetes; anti-oxidant
Funding
- Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in food, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries [317071-03-1-SB020]
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Malva verticillata (Cluster mallow), a leafy vegetable that has been popular in East Asia for a long time, has also been used in herbal teas and medicines. The aqueous fraction of the aerial parts of Malva verticillata, exhibiting a very high quantity of flavonoids compared to the EtOAc and n-BuOH fractions, exhibited significant recovery effects on pancreatic islets damaged by alloxan in zebrafish larvae. Thus, the bioactive components responsible for this anti-diabetic activity were investigated. A new flavonoid glucuronide (1) and five known flavonoids were isolated from the aqueous fraction. Based on several spectroscopic methods, compound 1 was identified to be nortangeretin-8-O-beta-D-glucuronide, and was named malvaflavone A. The A-ring of compound 1 had a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroxy moiety, which rarely occurs in plant systems. Also 8-O-glucuronide attached to the flavonoid moiety was rarely occurred in plant system. Compounds 1, 3, 4, and 6 significantly improved the pancreatic islet size in zebrafish at 0.1 mu M, and compounds 1 and 6 were found to block beta-cell K+ channels in experiments with diazoxide. In ABTS, ORAC, and SOD assays, compounds 1-5 exhibited high anti-oxidant activities compared with quercetin and BHA (positive controls), indicating that the 8-O-glucuronide attached to the flavonoid moiety is a key structure for the expression of anti-oxidant activity. This is the first report of the isolation of compounds 1-6 from M. verticillata as well evaluated for anti-diabetic and anti-oxidant ativities.
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