Inhibitory Effects of Various Flavonoids Isolated from Leaves of Persimmon on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Natural Products
- Vol. 50 (4), 680-683
- https://doi.org/10.1021/np50052a017
Abstract
The leaves of the persimmon Diospyros kaki, have been traditionally used for treatment of hypertensive diseases in Japan. We have studied the inhibitory effects of four flavonoids isolated from the leaves of the persimmon on angiotensin-converting enzyme activity. The four flavonoids astragalin [1], kaempferol-3-O-(2"-O-galloyl)-glucoside [2], isoquercitrin [3], and quercetin-3-O-(2"-O-galloyl)-glucoside [4] inhibited the angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in a dose-dependent fashion. Compounds 1-4 produced 67%, 53%, 33%, and 48% inhibition at a concentration of 300 .mu.g/ml, respectively. The 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 1 and 2 for the angiotensin-converting enzyme were 180 .mu.g/ml and 280 .mu.g/ml, respectively. On the other hand, 2 and 4 were shown to have tannin activities, but 1 and 3 had no tannin activities. These results suggest that there is no relationship between the inhibition for angiotensin converting enzyme activity and the tannin activity for the four flavonoids.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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