TY - JOUR AU - Indrianingsih, Anastasia Wheni AU - Tachibana, Sanro PY - 2017 TI - α-Glucosidase inhibitor produced by an endophytic fungus, Xylariaceae sp. QGS 01 from Quercus gilva Blume JO - Food Science and Human Wellness SN - 2097-0765 SP - 88 EP - 95 VL - 6 IS - 2 AB - Xylariaceae sp. QGS 01, an endophytic fungus isolated from the stem of Quercus gilva Blume showed high α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. α-Glucosidase inhibitor have the role as one of carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzymes to postpone absorption of glucose in the digestive organs. The α-glucosidase inhibitor constituents were isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the mycellium of endophytic fungi Xylariaceae sp. QGS 01 using a bioassay-guided fractionation technique. Further separation and purification of the active fraction led to the isolation of constituents with strong inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase: 8-hydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-3-methylisocoumarine (1) with inhibitory concentration (IC50) values against α-glucosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae of 41.75 μg/mL, while quercetin as the standard had an IC50 value of 4.80 μg/mL. The results of the present study showed that the endophytic fungus Xylariaceae sp. QGS 01 is potentially a rich source of antidiabetic medicine. UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2017.05.001 DO - 10.1016/j.fshw.2017.05.001