Table 2 Inhibitory activity of natural flavonoids and the brominated flavonoids toward BSA-glycation mediated methylglyoxal (MG).

From: Synthesis of promising brominated flavonoids as antidiabetic and anti-glycation agents

Compound

% Inhibition at 500 µM*

IC50 (µM)*

Flavones

 Chrysin (F1)

53.96 ± 2.71

n.d

 6,8-Dibromochrysin (F1a)

97.30 ± 0.19

50.90 ± 0.98

 Apigenin (F2)

73.66 ± 0.57

n.d

 6,8-Dibromoapigenin (F2a)

97.81 ± 2.08

57.01 ± 5.37

 Luteolin (F3)

96.32 ± 1.36

85.63 ± 4.97

 6,8-Dibromoluteolin (F3a)

95.37 ± 1.42

79.48 ± 1.10

 Baicalein (F4)

75.66 ± 1.96

n.d

 8-Bromobaicalein (F4a)

36.68 ± 1.35

n.d

Flavonols

 Kaempferol (F5)

76.47 ± 1.05

n.d

 6,8-Dibromokaempferol (F5a)

72.24 ± 1.26

n.d

 Morin (F6)

94.69 ± 0.41

132.45 ± 2.47

 6,8-Dibromomorin (F6a)

92.81 ± 0.92

61.22 ± 5.98

 Quercetin (F7)

100,00 ± 0.00

68.47 ± 0.74

 6,8-Dibromoquercetin (F7a)

60.54 ± 2.14

n.d

Flavanones

 Pinocembrin (F8)

47.60 ± 3.64

n.d

 6,8-Dibromopinocembrin (F8a)

46.31 ± 2.23

n.d

 Pinostrobin (F9)

11.90 ± 3.63

n.d

 6,8-Dibromopinostrobin (F9a)

37.21 ± 7.62

n.d

 Alpinetin (F10)

45.65 ± 2.69

n.d

 6,8-Dibromoalpinetin (F10a)

56.89 ± 4.28

n.d

 Naringenin (F11)

83.98 ± 3.08

n.d

 6,8-Dibromonaringenin (F11a)

51.62 ± 2.03

64.51 ± 6.87

 Hesperetin (F12)

51.62 ± 5.42

n.d

 6,8-Dibromohesperetin (F12a)

63.27 ± 2.80

 

Aminoguanidine hydrochloride

79.50 ± 1.49

240.05 ± 5.02

  1. *Mean ± Standard deviation from two independent experiments and each performed in triplicate.