Abstract
Two cyclic diarylheptanoids, garugamblin-3 (1) and acerogenin L (2), isolated from the MeOH extract of the fruits of Alnus japonica Steud., inhibited human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation in the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance assay with IC50 values of 2.9 and 1.7μM, respectively, and they also inhibited cell-mediated LDL oxidation more than 5 times more strongly than that of a well-known antioxidant, probucol, at a concentration of 10μM. 1 had no effect on the anti-atherogenesis in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-41 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Natural Product Research |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was financially supported by a grant (code: PF0320506-0) from the Plant Diversity Research Center of 21st Century Frontier Research Program, a grant of Biogreen 21 Program of the Rural Development Administration, and the KRIBB Research Initiative Program.
Keywords
- Alnus japonica
- Diarylheptanoids
- Low-density lipoprotein oxidation