Phytochemical Name : 5,7-Dimethoxyflavone

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-111
Phytochemical name or plant extracts 5,7-Dimethoxyflavone
PMID 29425861
Literature evidence Our results indicated that 5,7-DMF may represent a novel and very promising chemosensitizing agent for BCRP-mediated anticancer drug resistance due to its low toxicity and potent BCRP inhibition.
IUPAC name 5,7-dimethoxy-2-phenylchromen-4-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Flavonoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Anaphalis busua
Geographical availability Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency 5,7-DMF significantly inhibited Bcrp1-mediated sorafenib efflux in a concentration dependent manner in MDCK/Bcrp1 cells, with EC50 value of 8.78 μM.
Cell line/ mice model MDCK/Bcrp1
Additional information  Our results indicated that 5,7-DMF may represent a novel and very promising chemosensitizing agent for BCRP-mediated anticancer drug resistance due to its low toxicity and potent BCRP inhibition.
PubChem ID 88881
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:176384-1
Safety NA