Phytochemical Name : 11, 16-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3, 20-dione

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1123
Phytochemical name or plant extracts 11, 16-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3, 20-dione
PMID 30037062
Literature evidence Compounds (2), (3), and (4) are potential candidates for novel anti-cancer agents against breast and colorectal cancers.
IUPAC name (8S,9S,10R,11R,13S,14S,16R,17R)-17-acetyl-11,16-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Steroid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Imperata cylindrica
Geographical availability Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kriti, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Plant parts Aerial parts
Other cancers Breast cancer, Colon cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 At 48h, 72h: 35 µg/mL, 34 µg/mL against BT-549 respectively
Potency Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch., one kind of traditional herbal medicine, has rational medical application potentials with respect to breast and colorectal cancer prevention.
Cell line/ mice model BT-549, HT-29
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID 22295176
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30138371-2
Safety NA