Screening α-glucosidase inhibitors from mulberry extracts via DOSY and relaxation-edited NNR

Inhibition of the α-glucosidase activity is a therapeutic approach for diabetes. In this study, an effective strategy for screening α-glucosidase inhibitors based on Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques was developed to screen and identify α-glucosidase inhibitors from Mulberry leaf extract. As a result, deoxynojirimycin, as a potential α-glucosidase inhibitor, was found. The study suggested that our strategy was a powerful tool for screening and identification of α-glucosidase inhibitors in complex samples. Furthermore the interaction between α-glucosidase and its inhibitor was studied by NMR.