Baek, Jong Gwon Park, Do Hwi Vu, Ngoc Khanh Muvva, Charuvaka Hwang, Hoseong Song, Sungmin Lee, Hyeon-Seong Kim, Tack-Joong Kwon, Hak Cheol Park, Keunwan Kang, Ki Sung Kwon, Jaeyoung 2024-03-21T08:00:07Z 2024-03-21T08:00:07Z 2024-03-21 2024-03 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/149499 Aruncus spp. has been used as a traditional folk medicine worldwide for its anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and detoxifying properties. The well-known species A. dioicus var. kamtschaticus has long been used for multifunctional purposes in Eastern Asia. Recently, it was reported that its extract has antioxidant and anti-diabetic effects. In this respect, it is likely that other Aruncus spp. possess various biological activities; however, little research has been conducted thus far. The present study aims to biologically identify active compounds against diabetes in the Korean endemic plant A. aethusifolius and evaluate the underlying mechanisms. A. aethusifolius extract enhanced glucose uptake without toxicity to C2C12 cells. A bioassay-guided isolation of A. aethusifolius yielded two pure compounds, and their structures were characterized as glycolipid derivatives, gingerglycolipid A, and (2S)-3-linolenoylglycerol-O-beta-d-galactopyranoside by an interpretation of nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resolution mass spectrometric data. Both compounds showed glucose uptake activity, and both compounds increased the phosphorylation levels of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) and 5 ' -AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and protein expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma). Gingerglycolipid A docked computationally into the active site of IRS-1, AMPK1, AMPK2, and PPAR gamma (-5.8, -6.9, -6.8, and -6.8 kcal/mol). English MDPI AG Glycolipids Derived from the Korean Endemic Plant Aruncus aethusifolius Inducing Glucose Uptake in Mouse Skeletal Muscle C2C12 Cells Article 10.3390/plants13050608 1 Plants, v.13, no.5 Plants 13 5 Y scie scopus 001183450800001 2-s2.0-85187442155 Plant Sciences Plant Sciences Article INSULIN-RESISTANCE CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE MECHANISMS THERAPIES REGION Aruncus aethusifolius glycolipid glucose uptake Korean endemic plant molecular docking