Constituents From the Flowers of Viburnum macrocephalum f. macrocephalum and Their α‐Amylase and α‐Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities
Ya‐Jiao Chen, Hong‐Juan Zhou, Xue‐Jing Zhu, Jia Chen, Jian‐Hua Shao, Chun‐Chao Zhao · 2026
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Ya-Jiao Chen and co-authors isolate compounds from snowball viburnum flowers and test them against two digestive enzymes in this 2026 study. The plant is a sterile garden form native to China. Chemical work on its flowers yielded seventeen compounds. Two were new sesquiterpenes of a skeleton new to this genus. Their structures were solved with a battery of spectral methods. All isolates then faced enzyme tests in the lab.
The two enzymes break down carbohydrates and drive blood sugar rises. Blocking them is a known diabetes drug strategy. One new compound inhibited both enzymes in testing. Potency values are reported for the active finds. Natural product screens like this seed drug discovery. The paper is phytochemistry with bioactivity screening.
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| CREATOR | Ya‐Jiao Chen, Hong‐Juan Zhou, Xue‐Jing Zhu, Jia Chen, Jian‐Hua Shao, Chun‐Chao Zhao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |