The present invention discloses use of a compound of the following formula I or a salt or deuterated product thereof in the preparation of an anti-
glycation agent, wherein R1 is a hydroxyl group or
hydrogen, R2 is a methoxy group or H, R3 is a hydroxyl group or
hydrogen, R4 is a methoxy group, a hydroxyl group or H, R5 is an isopentenyl group, a hydroxyl group or
hydrogen, R6 is a methoxy group or a hydroxyl group, and R7 is an isopentenyl group, a methoxy group, a hydroxyl group or hydrogen; wherein R5 and R7 are not both isopentenyl groups. This type of anti-
glycation active molecule is a natural #imgabs0#
ketone compound (with only one isopentenyl
side chain), which is derived from synthetic or natural plants and has good safety. In the experiment of inhibiting the formation of AGEs, compared with the Yangshen
drug aminoguanidine (AG) and 1,7-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl) #imgabs1#
ketone (1,7-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)
xanthone), the anti-
glycation effect is significant; the anti-glycation inhibition rate of the natural #imgabs2#
ketone compound protected by the present invention (final concentration of 250 μM) is between 18%-53%, which is much higher than the anti-glycation inhibition rate (17%) of Yangshen AG at the same final concentration (250 μM). #imgabs3#