| Summary: | <i>Tamarindus indica</i> and <i>Mitragyna inermis</i> are widely used by herbalists to cure diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory potential of aqueous and various organic solvent fractions from both plants and some isolated compounds against advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). For this purpose, an in vitro BSA–fructose glycation model was used to evaluate the inhibition of AGE formation. Furthermore, the effects of the fractions on mouse fibroblast (NIH-3T3) and human hepatocyte (HepG2) survival were evaluated. The leaf, stem, and root fractions of both plants exhibited significant inhibition of AGEs formation. The IC<sub>50</sub> values appeared to be less than 250 µg/mL; however, all fractions presented no adverse effects on NIH-3T3 up to 500 µg/mL. Otherwise, our phytochemical investigation afforded the isolation of a secoiridoid from the <i>Mitragyna</i> genus named secoiridoid glucoside sweroside (<b>1</b>), along with three known quinovic acid glycosides: quinovic acid-3<i>β</i>-<i>O</i>-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucopyranoside (<b>2</b>), quinovic acid-3-<i>O</i>-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-6-deoxy-glucopyranoside, 28-<i>O</i>-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucopyranosyl ester (<b>3</b>), and quinovic acid 3-<i>O</i>-<i>α</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-rhamnopyranosyl-(4→1)-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucopyranoside (<b>4</b>). In particular, <b>1</b>–<b>3</b> are compounds which have not previously been described in <i>Mitragyna inermis</i> roots. However, the isolated compounds did not exhibit AGE inhibitory activity. Further investigation on these potent antiglycation fractions may allow for the isolation of new antidiabetic drug candidates.
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