Inhibitory effect of hexane fraction from Myagropsis myagroides on pancreatic α-amylase in vitro

J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Mar;25(3):328-33. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1409.09012.

Abstract

A Myagropsis myagroides (Mm) methanol extract showed α-amylase inhibitory activity of 13% at a concentration of 5 mg/ml. Results showed that the hexane fraction from the Mm methanol extract exhibited α-amylase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 4.24 mg/ml. The hexane fraction was separated using silica-gel column chromatography, and six subfractions were obtained. The fraction eluted with CHCl3:MeOH = 50:1 showed the highest α-amylase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 0.72 mg/ml. This fraction was purified using Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and an octadecyl silica (ODS) Sepak cartridge, obtaining seven subfractions. Fraction (Fr.) 4 also showed a strong α-amylase inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 0.75 mg/ml. Fr. 4 was purified by Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography and ODS Sepak cartridge, obtaining six subfractions. Fr. 4-2 was identified as sargachromanol I with an IC50 value of 0.40 mg/ml, and the inhibition pattern analyzed from Lineweaver-Burk plots revealed it to be an uncompetitive inhibitor. These results suggest that Mm has potential as a natural antidiabetes agent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzopyrans / isolation & purification*
  • Benzopyrans / pharmacology*
  • Chromatography / methods
  • Dextrans
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Fatty Alcohols / isolation & purification*
  • Fatty Alcohols / pharmacology*
  • Hexanes
  • Methanol
  • Pancreatic alpha-Amylases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Pancreatic alpha-Amylases / metabolism*
  • Phaeophyceae / chemistry*

Substances

  • Benzopyrans
  • Dextrans
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Fatty Alcohols
  • Hexanes
  • sargachromanol I
  • n-hexane
  • sephadex
  • Pancreatic alpha-Amylases
  • Methanol