Properties |
Information |
PhytoCAT-ID |
PhytoCAT-756 |
Phytochemical name or plant extracts |
3β-trans-cinnamoyloxy-2α-hydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid (CHUA) |
PMID |
25521501 |
Literature evidence |
A novel triterpenoid, named 3β-trans-cinnamoyloxy-2α-hydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid (CHUA), was one of the main components of apple peels and showed potent in vitro antitumor activity against human tumor cells. |
IUPAC name |
NA |
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts |
Triterpenoid |
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts |
Malus pumila |
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Geographical availability |
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang |
Plant parts |
Peels |
Other cancers |
Breast cancer |
Target gene or protein |
Bax, Bcl-2, cyt-c, Bcl-xL |
Gene or Protein evidence |
The data showed that the expression of pro-apoptotic Bax and the release of cytochrome c began to increase in response to CHUA treatment, whereas the expression levels of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL were down-regulated after 12 h of treatment. |
Target pathways |
Mitochondrial and caspase-independent pathways |
IC50 |
2.57 ± 0.11 μM against MDA-MB-231 5.45 ± 0.23 μM against MCF-7 |
Potency |
The results suggested that CHUA significantly inhibited the cell growth and proliferation of MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, and A549 cell lines with IC50 values of 2.57 ± 0.11, 5.45 ± 0.23, and 6.37 ± 0.29 μM, respectively. |
Cell line/ mice model |
MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, HepG2, Caco-2, HeLa, A549/ old female nude mice (Balb/c-nu/nu) |
Additional information |
Interestingly, z-VAD-fmk and z-DEVD-fmk augmented cell death after CHUA treatment.
Other protease(s) different from caspase-3 might be responsible for the degradation of PARP. |
PubChem ID |
NA |
Additional PMIDs |
NA |
Additional sources of information |
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726282-1 |
Safety |
NA |