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Biological Activity Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
SIDEROXYLONAL-A IC50=1.25 uM Satoh, H., Etoh, H., Watanobe, N., Kawagishi, H., Arai, K., Ina, K. Structures of Sideroxylonals from Eucalyptus sideroxylon. Chem Lett, 1992(10): 1917-1920.
SIDEROXYLONAL-B IC50=2.47 uM Satoh, H., Etoh, H., Watanobe, N., Kawagishi, H., Arai, K., Ina, K. Structures of Sideroxylonals from Eucalyptus sideroxylon. Chem Lett, 1992(10): 1917-1920.
SKULLCAPFLAVONE-II 500 uM rat Shin, K. H., Chae, Y. J., Chung, M. S., Lee, H. J. 1994. Effect of Flavonoids from Scutellariae radix on Cataract Formation and Polyol Accumulation in Rat Lens. Korean J Pharmacog, 25(1): 41-46.
SOPHORICOSIDE IC18=10uM Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
SORBARIN IC70=10uM; IC14=1uM Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
SPIRAEOSIDE IC51=10 uM Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
SPIRAEOSIDE IC9=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
SUDACHIIN-A 10 uM Okuda, I., Muwa, B., Inagakat, K., Horie, T., Nakayama, M. 1982. Inhibition of Aldose Reductases from Rat and Bovine Lenses by Flavonoids. Biochem Pharmacol, 31(23): 3807-3822.
SUDACHITIN 10 uM Okuda, I., Muwa, B., Inagakat, K., Horie, T., Nakayama, M. 1982. Inhibition of Aldose Reductases from Rat and Bovine Lenses by Flavonoids. Biochem Pharmacol, 31(23): 3807-3822.
SUDACHITIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 10 uM Okuda, I., Muwa, B., Inagakat, K., Horie, T., Nakayama, M. 1982. Inhibition of Aldose Reductases from Rat and Bovine Lenses by Flavonoids. Biochem Pharmacol, 31(23): 3807-3822.
SUGIOL not available Tezuka, Y., Kasimu, R., Basnet, P., Namba, T., Kadota, S. 1997. Aldose Reductase Inhibitory Constituents of the Root of Salvia miltiorhiza Bunge. Chem Pharm Bull, 45(8): 1306-1311.
TANNIC-ACID IC50=1.8 ug/ml Sawada, H., Hamatake, M., Hara, A., Nakagawa, M., Nakayama, T. 1989. Inhibition of Human Placenta Aldose Reductase by Tannic Acid. Chem Pharm Bull, 37(6): 1662-1664.
TANSHINONE-I IC50=4.8 uM rat Duke, 1992 *
TANSHINONE-II-A IC50=1.14 uM rat Duke, 1992 *
TAXIFOLIN 60 uM pig Haraguchi, H., Ohmi, I., Masuda, H., Tamura, Y., Mizutani, K., Tanaka, O., Chou, W. H. 1996. Inhibition of Aldose Reductase by Dihydroflavonols in Engelhardtia chrysolepis and Effects on Other Enzymes. Experientia, 52(6): 564-567.
THERMORUBIN IC50=0.006 uM cow Nakayama, M., et al. 1996. Thermorubin from Cultured Thermoactinomyces UAT-8 as Aldose Reductase Inhibitor and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing Thermorubin for Diabetic Complications. Patent, Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-08 59,462. 5pp.
THIAZOCIN-A IC50=0.455 uM Ozasa, T., Yoneda, T., Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, K., Tanaka, K., Kadota, S., Iwanami, M. 1991. Thiazocins, New Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Actinosynnema sp. I. Fermentation, Isolation and Characterization. J Antibiot, 44(7): 768-773.
THIAZOCIN-B IC50=0.220 uM Ozasa, T., Yoneda, T., Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, K., Tanaka, K., Kadota, S., Iwanami, M. 1991. Thiazocins, New Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Actinosynnema sp. I. Fermentation, Isolation and Characterization. J Antibiot, 44(7): 768-773.
THYMONIN 10 uM Okuda, I., Muwa, B., Inagakat, K., Horie, T., Nakayama, M. 1982. Inhibition of Aldose Reductases from Rat and Bovine Lenses by Flavonoids. Biochem Pharmacol, 31(23): 3807-3822.
THYMUSIN 10 uM Okuda, I., Muwa, B., Inagakat, K., Horie, T., Nakayama, M. 1982. Inhibition of Aldose Reductases from Rat and Bovine Lenses by Flavonoids. Biochem Pharmacol, 31(23): 3807-3822.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 194
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 609
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 18, 660
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 3 1, 855
Dipogon lignosus not available 1 0
Dipsacus fullonum not available 2 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 3 70, 200
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 5 0
Dolichos biflorus not available 1 0
Dracocephalum parviflora Small-Flowered Moldavica 2 210
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 3 318
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 4 0
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 1 0
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 3 1, 878
Dunbaria villosa not available 1 13
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 1, 270
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 6 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 3 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 5 2, 529