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Planta Med 2001; 67(6): 501-504
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16487
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Pharmacology
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Inhibitory Activity for Chitin Synthase II from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Tannins and Related Compounds

Eui-Il Hwang1 , Byung-Tae Ahn3 , Hyang-Bok Lee1 , Young-Kook Kim2 , Kyong-Soon Lee3 , Song-Hae Bok2 , Young-Tae Kim1 , Sung-Uk Kim1,*
  • 1 Antibiotics Research Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusung, Taejon, Korea
  • 2 Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yusung, Taejon, Korea
  • 3 College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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September 11, 2000

December 15, 2000

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29 April 2004 (online)

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Abstract

In the course of search for potent inhibitors of chitin synthase II from natural resources, seven tannins and related compounds were isolated from the aerial part of Euphorbia pekinensis and identified as gallic acid (1), methyl gallate (2), 3-O-galloyl-(-)-shikimic acid (3), corilagin (4), geraniin (5), quercetin-3-O-(2″-O-galloyl)-β-D-glucoside (6), and kaempferol-3-O-(2″-O-galloyl)-β-D-glucoside (7). These and nine related compounds, (-)-quinic acid (8), (-)-shikimic acid (9), ellagic acid (10), kaempferol (11), quercetin (12), quercitrin (13), rutin (14), quercetin-3-O-(2″-O-galloyl)-β-D-rutinoside (15) and 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose (16), were evaluated for the inhibitory activity against chitin synthase II and III. They inhibited chitin synthase II with IC50 values of 18-206 μM, except for two organic acids, (-)-quinic acid (8) and (-)-shikimic acid (9). Among them, 3-O-galloyl-(-)-shikimic acid (3) was the most potent inhibitor against chitin synthase II of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with an IC50 value of 18 μM. The inhibition appears to be selective for chitin synthase II, as they did not appreciably inhibit chitin synthase III.

Key words

Euphorbia pekinensis - Euphorbiaceae - chitin synthase II - chitin synthase III - chitin synthase II inhibitor - tannins - antifungal agents

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