| abstract |
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of diabetes or obesity containing the novel compound lobarin , and more specifically, to a novel compound synthesized from a compound isolated from the stereocaulon alpinum extract of Antarctic lichens. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diabetes or obesity, and a functional food containing the compound. Stereocaulon according to the present invention ( Stereocaulon alpinum ) -derived lovarin has an excellent inhibitory activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B, and has been shown to have excellent antidiabetic effects even when applied to animal models, and thus can be effectively used for the prevention or treatment of diabetes and obesity. |