Metabolism of kalopanaxsaponin B and H by human intestinal bacteria and antidiabetic activity of their metabolites.
To investigate the relationship between the intestinal bacterial metabolism of kalopanaxsaponin B and H from Kalopanax pictus (Araliaceae), and their antidiabetic effect, kalopanaxsaponin B and H were metabolized by human intestinal microflora and the antidiabetic activity of their metabolites was measured. Human intestinal microflora metabolized kalopanaxsaponin B to kalopanaxsaponin A, hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside and hederagenin. The main metabolites of kalopanaxsaponin B were kalopanaxsaponin A and hederagenin. Kalopanaxsaponin H was metabolized to kalopanaxsaponin A and I, hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside and hederagenin. The main metabolites of kalopanaxsaponin H were kalopanaxsaponin I and hederagenin. Among kalopanaxsaponin B, H and their metabolites, kalopanaxsaponin A showed the most potent antidiabetic activity, followed by hederagenin. However, the main components, kalopanaxsaponin B and H, in K. pictus were inactive.[1]References
- Metabolism of kalopanaxsaponin B and H by human intestinal bacteria and antidiabetic activity of their metabolites. Kim, D.H., Yu, K.W., Bae, E.A., Park, H.J., Choi, J.W. Biol. Pharm. Bull. (1998) [Pubmed]
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