Abstract
Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) is the rate-limiting enzyme in biosynthesis of cholesterol in animals. In this study, inhibitory effects of isoflavone glycosides on HMG-CoA reductase were investigated. At sample concentration of 100 μM, genistein-7-O-triglucoside (G2-genistin) inhibited HMG-CoA reductase activity by approximately 18%, whereas daidzein-7-O-triglucoside had no inhibitory effect. In the kinetic experiments with Syrian hamster HMG-CoA reductase, G2-genistin showed inhibitory efficacy with an invariable Vmax value, suggesting that G2-genistin works as a competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase and has potential for hypocholesterolemic action through direct regulation of HMG-CoA reductase.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 293-297 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2016 |
Keywords
- Cholesterol biosynthesis
- HMG-CoA reductase
- Isoflavone
- Isoflavone glycoside
- Soybean