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Polyphenols from flowers of Magnolia coco and their anti-glycation effects
Nana Kato1, Satoko Kawabe1, Natsuki Ganeko1
1a Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Department of Nutritional Science , Okayama Prefectural University , Okayama , Japan.
Abstract:
We investigated the inhibitory effects of several plant extracts on advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) formation. Among tested samples, the flower extract of Magnolia coco showed significant inhibition of AGE formation. We isolated and characterized procyanidin oligomer and four other compounds from the flowers, and evaluated their inhibitory effects on AGE formation and the AGE-derived crosslink-cleaving activity of the isolated compounds.

