LEUCOSCEPTOSIDEA

Uses

Leucosceptoside A is a phenylethanoid glycoside with anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hypertensive activities. Leucosceptoside A shows inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase and PKCα (IC50 of 19.0 μM)[1][2][3].

IC 50

PKCα: 19 μM (IC₅₀)

References

[1] Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma, et al. Medicinal plants with concomitant anti-diabetic and anti-hypertensive effects as potential sources of dual acting therapies against diabetes and hypertension: A review. J Ethnopharmacol. 2019 May 10;235:329-360. DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2019.02.024
[2] Yan-Yun Li, et al. Pedicularioside A from Buddleia lindleyana inhibits cell death induced by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ions (MPP+) in primary cultures of rat mesencephalic neurons. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 Jan 28;579(1-3):134-40. DOI:10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.10.052
[3] B N Zhou, et al. Phenylethanoid glycosides from Digitalis purpurea and Penstemon linarioides with PKCalpha-inhibitory activity. J Nat Prod. 1998 Nov;61(11):1410-2. DOI:10.1021/np980147s