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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 IC9=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
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.
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
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 1 88
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 21.200000762939453
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 448
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 8 3, 161.599998474121
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 12
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 33, 120.19999694824
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 2 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 5 80, 000
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 4 920, 000
Viscum album European Mistletoe 3 7, 500
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 10 18, 008
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 21 913, 968
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 5 2
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 524
Zea mays Corn 17 583.6999999880791
Zingiber officinale Ginger 14 35, 914
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 4 110, 646
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 330