Wan kyunn Whang

Prof. Wan kyunn Whang

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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2011 in Archives of Pharmacal Research
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KLKyoung-Tae Lee
Kyoung-Tae Lee
TJTae Woo Jung
Tae Woo Jung
HLHak-Ju Lee
Hak-Ju Lee
SKSeul-Gi Kim
Seul-Gi Kim
YSYu-Su Shin
Yu-Su Shin
WWWan kyunn Whang
Wan kyunn Whang

29 January 2009 in Archives of Pharmacal Research
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KKKyoung Hee Kim
Kyoung Hee Kim
SKSungun Kim
Sungun Kim
MJMin Young Jung
Min Young Jung
IHIn Hye Ham
In Hye Ham
WWWan kyunn Whang
Wan kyunn Whang

6 May 2020 in Molecules
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APAmna Parveen
Amna Parveen
MFMUHAMMAD ASIM FAROOQ
MUHAMMAD ASIM FAROOQ
WWWan kyunn Whang
Wan kyunn Whang
Natural product studies explore potential and interesting new compounds to discover innovative drugs. Nigella sativa (N. sativa) (Ranunculaceae) is traditionally used to treat diabetes. Flavonoids and triterpenoid mostly show anti-diabetic activity. The current study aim to identify new compounds by a systematic study of the anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic activity of aerial parts of N. sativa concerning. Phytochemicals were isolated from the methanolic extract of aerial parts of the plant by column chromatography and identified by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy. A new triterpenoid saponin glycoside was isolated along with flavonoids. The anti-diabetic study was carried out by DPPH, ABTS, α -glucosidase, and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B assays at doses of 12.5 to 250 µM. The isolated phytochemicals were identified as 3-O-(β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1-3)-α-l-rhamnopyrnaosyl-(1-2)-α-l-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-(α-l-rhamno-pyranosyl-(1-4)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl] hederagenin (1), flaccidoside III (2), catechol (3), quercetin-3-gentiobiosides (4), magnoflorine (5), nigelflavonoside B (6), nigelloside (7), quercetin sphorotrioside (8), kaempferol-3, 7-diglucoside (9), kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside (10), rutin (11), 3-O-[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-l-arabinopyranpsylhederagenin (12), 3β,23,28-trihydroxyolean-12-ene-3-O-α-l-arabinopyranoside(1→4)-a-rhamnopyranosyl,(1→4)-β-d-gluco-pyranoside (13), 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-l-arabinopyranpsyl]-28-O-β-d-gluco-pyranosyl hederagenin (14), and α-hederin (15). These were isolated and are reported for the first time in this study. Compared 13 was identified as a new compound. Compound 2 was isolated for first time from the genus Nigella. Compound 6 was found to be the most active in the DPPH, and ABTS assays and compound 10 was found to be the most active in the α-glucosidase assay, with IC50 32.7 ± 0.1, 95.18 ± 0.9, 214.5 ± 0.0 µΜ, respectively. Compound 12, at a dose of 125 µΜ, showed anti-diabetic activity in a PTP1B assay with IC50 91.30 ± 2.5 µΜ. In conclusion, the anti-diabetic activity of N. sativa is due to its flavonoids and TTSGs. Therefore, our studies suggest that the aerial parts of N. sativa are also a valuable and alternate source of valuable phytochemicals that could be used to develop anti-oxidant and anti-diabetic medicines.

2 October 2013 in Archives of Pharmacal Research
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XZXiao Dan Zhang
Xiao Dan Zhang
XLXiang Qian Liu
Xiang Qian Liu
YKYang Hee Kim
Yang Hee Kim
WWWan kyunn Whang
Wan kyunn Whang

1 February 2009 in Archives of Pharmacal Research
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YLYoung Jae Lee
Young Jae Lee
SKSungun Kim
Sungun Kim
SLSeung Jae Lee
Seung Jae Lee
IHInhye Ham
Inhye Ham
WWWan kyunn Whang
Wan kyunn Whang

1 April 2012 in Archives of Pharmacal Research
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SKSungun Kim
Sungun Kim
KKKyoung Young Kim
Kyoung Young Kim
CHChi Soo Han
Chi Soo Han
KKKim Sool Ki
Kim Sool Ki
KMKim Ji Min
Kim Ji Min
WWWan kyunn Whang
Wan kyunn Whang