Lignin, an Active Component in the Corn Silk Water Extract, Inhibits Glycation

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Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2022 Oct 22

PMID 36273014

Authors

Aiko Sano

Yutaka Inoue

Ryuichiro Suzuki

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Abstract

The formation of advanced glycation end products is associated with aging and diabetic complications such as neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy. Thus, the suppression of AGEs formation could prevent and/or treat their related disorders. Corn silk is used as a traditional medicine for the prevention of diabetic complications and treatment of edema in Japan and China. Previous studies revealed the anti-glycation activity of flavonoids in the methanolic extract of corn silk. The anti-glycation activity of the corn silk water extract was higher than that of the methanolic extract; however, the active components of the water extract remained unidentified. The purpose of this study is to make clear the components showing anti-glycation activity in the corn silk water extract and elucidated their structural characteristics. The evaluation of anti-glycation activity was carried out by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect glycated bovine serum albumin. Remarkable anti-glycation activity was observed in the > 3 kDa fraction. Reversed-phase HPLC analysis of this fraction showed broad peaks characteristic of high-molecular-weight polyphenols. Decomposition reactions did not provide evidence of condensed or acid-hydrolyzable tannins. Therefore, polyphenols contained in the corn silk water extract were considered to be lignin-carbohydrate complex. The H- and C-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy spectra of the > 3 kDa fraction were in agreement with the values reported for lignin. Consequently, we concluded that lignin-carbohydrate complex is one of the active components against glycation in the corn silk water extract.

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