Identification and Quantitative Determination of 4-Hydroxyisoleucine in Trigonella foenum-graecum L. from Iran

نویسندگان

1 Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

2 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

3 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

4 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

5 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

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چکیده

  Background: The seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (Fenugreek) are used in Iranian traditional medicine as blood sugar lowering agent. According to last investigations, hypoglycemic property is related to the amino acids of the plant specially 4-hydroxyisoleucine.   Objective: In this research, identification and quantitative determination of 4-hydroxyisoleucine in Fenugreek ...