Glucose Uptake-Stimulating Galloyl Ester Triterpenoids from Castanopsis sieboldii

J Nat Prod. 2020 Oct 23;83(10):3093-3101. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00645. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Abstract

Using molecular networking-guided isolation, three new galloyl ester triterpenoids (1-3), two new hexahydroxydiphenic acid-conjugated triterpenoids (6 and 7), and four known compounds (4, 5, 8, and 9) were isolated from the fruits and leaves of Castanopsis sieboldii. The chemical structures of 1-3, 6, and 7 were elucidated on the basis of interpreting their NMR, HRESIMS, and ECD spectra. All compounds (1-9) were evaluated for their glucose uptake-stimulating activities in differentiated adipocytes using 2-deoxy-2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]-d-glucose as a fluorescent-tagged glucose probe. Compounds 2 and 9 resulted in a 1.5-fold increase in glucose uptake. Among them, compound 2 from the fruits showed an upregulation of p-AMPK/AMPK ratio in differentiated C2C12 myoblasts to support the mechanism proposed of glucose uptake stimulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Adipocytes / drug effects
  • Animals
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Fagaceae / chemistry*
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Glucose / metabolism*
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / drug effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Molecular Structure
  • Myoblasts / drug effects
  • Myoblasts / metabolism
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Stimulation, Chemical
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Triterpenes
  • Glucose