Polyhydroxylated Alkaloids Isolated from Mulberry Trees (Morus alba L.) and Silkworms (Bombyx mori L.)
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- 16 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 49 (9) , 4208-4213
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf010567e
Abstract
New polyhydroxylated alkaloids, (2R,3R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine-N-propionamide from the root bark of Morus alba L., and 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-calystegine B2 and 3β,6β-dihydroxynortropane from the fruits, were isolated by column chromatography using a variety of ion-exchange resins. Fifteen other polyhydroxylated alkaloids were also isolated. 1-Deoxynojirimycin, a potent α-glucosidase inhibitor, was concentrated 2.7-fold by silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves. Some alkaloids contained in mulberry leaves were potent inhibitors of mammalian digestive glycosidases but not inhibitors of silkworm midgut glycosidases, suggesting that the silkworm has enzymes specially adapted to enable it to feed on mulberry leaves. The possibility of preventing the onset of diabetes and obesity using natural dietary supplements containing 1-deoxynojirimycin and other α-glucosidase inhibitors in high concentration is of great potential interest. Keywords: Morus alba; Bombyx mori; polyhydroxylated alkaloids; glycosidase inhibition; diabetesKeywords
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