药物研究
ZHANG Haifeng;DONG Yalin;LIU Linna;ZHANG Yan
ObjectiveTo extract polysaccharide from rhubarb, determine the content and study the αglucosidase inhibition effect on the enzymeinhibitor model and Caco2 cells model for preliminary exploring the potential value of rhubarb polysaccharides on treating diabetes. MethodsRhubarb polysaccharides were extracted by water isolation and alcohol precipitation, and the content was determined with phenolsulfuric acid colorimetry. The inhibitory activity of rhubarb polysaccharides on αglucosidase (EC 3.2.1.20) was measured, as well as αglucosidase expressed on Caco2 cell model by using oxidase colorimetric method. ResultsThe average concentration of rhubarb polysaccharides in rhubarb extracts was (23.08 ± 0.89)%, RSD= 3.87% (n= 3), and average recovery was 97.59%, RSD= 3.15% (n= 6). With maltose as the substrate in the enzymeinhibitor model, the inhibition rates of 125,250,500,1 000 μg·mL1 rhubarb polysaccharides were 33.09%, 24.43%, 33.14%, 31.73%, respectively. The inhibition rate of 250 μg·mL1 positive drug (acarbose ) was 80.45%. On the Caco2 cell model, the inhibition rates of 125,250,500,1 000 μg·mL1rhubarb polysaccharides were 23.43%,26.23%,28.24%,29.17%, and 250 μg·mL1positive drug (acarbose) reached 84.08%. ConclusionWater extraction and alcohol precipitation for Rhubarb polysaccharides isolating and phenolsulfuric acid colorimetric assay for determining content of polysaccharide are simple and feasible. Rhubarb polysaccharides has a certain degree of αglucosidase inhibitory activity.