Abstract
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) appears to be an attractive target for the development of new drugs for type 2 diabetes and obesity. In our preliminary test, a MeOH extract of the stem barks of Sorbus commixta Hedl. (Rosaceae) showed strong PTP1B inhibitory activity. Bioassay−guided fractionation of the MeOH extract resulted in the isolation of two lupane−type triterpenes, lupenone (1) and lupeol (2). Compounds 1 and 2 inhibited PTP1B with IC50 values of 13.7 ± 2.1 and 5.6 ± 0.9 μM, respectively. Kinetic studies revealed that both the compounds 1 and 2 are non−competitive inhibitors of PTP1B that decrease Vmax values with no effect on Km values.
Declaration of interest: This work was supported partly by the Global Partnership Program (No. M60602000001-06E0200-00100) of Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science & Technology (KICOS) and KRIBB Research Initiative Program. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.