To clarify a postprandial glucose suppression effect of diacylated anthocyanin with
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-glucosidase(AGH) inhibitory activity, a single oral administration study of it in male 8-week-old Sprague-Dawleyrats was performed. The diacylated anthocyanin used in this study was peonidin 3-
O-[2-
O-(6-
O-
E-feruloyl-
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-
D-glucopyranosyl)-6-
O-
E-caffeoyl-
-D-glucopyranoside]-5-
O-
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D-glucopyranoside isolatedfrom storage roots of the purple sweet potato (
Ipomoea batatas cv. Ayamurasaki), which showed apotent maltase inhibitory activity with an IC
50 value of 200
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M preferable to sucrase inhibition. Whenthe diacylated anthocyanin (100 mg/kg) was administered following maltose (2 g/kg), a maximal bloodglucose level (BGL) at 30 min was significantly decreased by 16.5% (
P < 0.01) compared to vehicle.A minimum 10 mg/kg dose of the anthocyanin was necessary for the suppression of glycemic rise,and the ED
20 (69 mg/kg) was estimated to be ~30-fold lower than that of the therapeutic drug acarbose(ED
20 = 2.2 mg/kg). A reduction of serum insulin secretion was also observed corresponding to thedecrease in BGL. No significant change in BGL was observed when sucrose or glucose was ingested,suggesting that the anti-hyperglycemic effect of the anthocyanin was achieved by maltase inhibition,not by sucrase or glucose transport inhibition at the intestinal membrane.Keywords:
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-Glucosidase; diacylated anthocyanin; anti-hyperglycemic effect; non
-insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus