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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
TRIFOLIN IC19=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOLIN IC62=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.
UMBELLIFERONE IC50=4.8 ug/ml cow Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
VANILLIC-ACID 100 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
VERBASCOSIDE IC50=0.39-15.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
VITEXICARPIN 100 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN IC15=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.
VITEXIN 5 ug/ml Okamot, Y., Yoshizawa, T. 1994. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Aldose Reductase Inhibitors Containing Passiflora quadraqularis Extracts or Vitexin. Patent, Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-06,293,657. 4pp.
WARANGALONE 10 uM Iinuma, M., Tanaka, T., Mizuno, M., Katsuzaki, T., Ogawa, H. 1989. Structure-Activity Correlation of Flavonoids for Inhibition of Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase. Chem Pharm Bull, 37(7): 1813-1815.
WOGONIN IC13=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.
WOGONIN IC50=48 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.
WOGONIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE IC50=40 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.
WOGONIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE-METHYL-ESTER IC50=39 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.
XANTHOMICROL 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
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 4 50, 176
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 6 483, 000
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 2 0
Bowdichia nitida not available 1 0
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 1 67, 991
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 1 7, 245
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 8 4, 013
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 4 7, 051.330000042915
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 11 19, 770
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 9 22, 774.799999713898
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 5 12, 510
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 11 83, 048
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 3 31, 732
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 1 19, 095
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 2 18
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 1 75, 731
Bromelia pinguin Wild Pineapple 1 3, 430
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 3, 500
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 1 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 1 1, 200