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Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B by diterpenoids isolated from Acanthopanax koreanum.

Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) has been proposed as a therapy to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. In our preliminary screening study on the PTP1B inhibitory activity, a CH(2)Cl(2)-soluble extract of the roots of Acanthopanax koreanum (Araliaceae) was found to inhibit PTP1B activity at 30mug/ml. Eight diterpenoids were isolated from the active fraction and were evaluated for their inhibitory effect on PTP1B. A kaurane-type diterpene, 16alphaH,17-isovaleryloxy-ent-kauran-19-oic acid (7), inhibited PTP1B with an IC(50) value of 7.1+/-0.9muM in a non-competitive manner. Acanthoic acid (2) and ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid (5) also inhibited PTP1B in dose-dependent manners. Either introduction of a hydroxyl group or reduction of a carboxyl group at C-19 in pimarane-type to alcohol abolished the inhibitory effects toward PTP1B.[1]

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  1. Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B by diterpenoids isolated from Acanthopanax koreanum. Na, M., Oh, W.K., Kim, Y.H., Cai, X.F., Kim, S., Kim, B.Y., Ahn, J.S. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. (2006) [Pubmed]
 
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