RGD Reference Report - Ellagitannins and hexahydroxydiphenoyl esters as inhibitors of vertebrate squalene epoxidase. - Rat Genome Database

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Ellagitannins and hexahydroxydiphenoyl esters as inhibitors of vertebrate squalene epoxidase.

Authors: Abe, I  Kashiwagi, Y  Noguchi, H  Tanaka, T  Ikeshiro, Y  Kashiwada, Y 
Citation: Abe I, etal., J Nat Prod. 2001 Aug;64(8):1010-4.
RGD ID: 1625700
Pubmed: PMID:11520216   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Ellagitannins isolated from various plant sources as well as newly synthesized n-alkyl (C(1)-C(18)) esters of hexahydroxydiphenyl (HHDP) dicarboxylic acid were evaluated as enzyme inhibitors of recombinant rat squalene epoxidase, a rate-limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. Among the ellagitannins tested, pedunculagin (IC(50) = 2.0 microM) and eugeniin (IC(50) = 1.6 microM), both containing (S)-HHDP ester group(s), showed remarkable inhibition, which was more potent than those of previously reported substrate analogue inhibitors. Furthermore, ellagic acid (IC(50) = 2.0 microM), a bislactone formed by hydrolytic release of a HHDP group from ellagitannins, was also a good inhibitor of the enzyme. On the other hand, the synthetic HHDP esters with C(6) (IC(50) = 0.93 microM) and C(8) alkyl side chains (IC(50) = 0.83 microM) showed potent enzyme inhibition at the submicromolar concentration range, while esters with shorter chain lengths (C(1)-C(4)) and a C(18) ester exhibited moderate inhibition (IC(50) = 8-47 microM).

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to biphenyl  IDA 1625700 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Sqle  (squalene epoxidase)


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