Effect of resveratrol dimers and tetramers isolated from vitaceous and dipterocarpaceous plants on human SIRT1 enzyme activity

Kiyomi Hikita, Norikazu Seto, Yusuke Takahashi, Ayako Nishigaki, Yuya Suzuki, Tomiyasu Murata, Arthorn Loisruangsin, Nanik Siti Aminah, Yoshiaki Takaya, Masatake Niwa, Norio Kaneda

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Abstract

SIRT1 is a mammalian ortholog of the yeast enzyme Sir2, which is an NAD+-dependent deacetylase of histones, p53, FOXO, NF-κB, PGC-1α, and other transcription factors. The Sir2 protein is reported as a longevity protein in yeast. Resveratrol, a polyphenol isolated from various types of plant families, particularly the Vitaceae family, is a known naturally occurring SIRT1 activator. In this study, we evaluated the effects of four types of resveratrol dimers and four types of tetramers isolated from vitaceous plants, and one type of resveratrol tetramer isolated from a dipterocarpaceous plant on purified human SIRT1 enzyme activity. Of the resveratrol dimers examined, (+)-ϵ-viniferin and pallidol exhibited no effect on SIRT1 enzyme activity, whereas (+)-ampelopsin B and (-)-ampelopsin F showed inhibitory activity on SIRT1. However, all the resveratrol tetramers examined, i.e., (+)-vitisin A, (-)-vitisin B, (+)-hopeaphenol, (-)-hopeaphenol, and (-)-isohopeaphenol markedly inhibited the human SIRT1 enzyme activity. (+)-Hopeaphenol exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity, which was comparable with that exhibited by a known SIRT1 inhibitor suramin. Since SIRT1 inhibitors reportedly possess anticancer activity, (+)-hopeaphenol and other resveratrol oligomers can be used as a seed compound for anticancer drugs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1531-1534
Number of pages4
JournalNatural Product Communications
Volume13
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018

Keywords

  • (+)-Hopeaphenol
  • Resveratrol oligomer
  • SIRT1 inhibitor
  • Sirtuin

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