| Properties | Information | |
|---|---|---|
| PhytoCAT-ID | PhytoCAT-1974 | |
| Phytochemical name or plant extracts | Acalypha fruticosa Forssk extract | |
| PMID | 20380863 | |
| Literature evidence | Prevention of various diseases using natural compounds has been of interest for many decades. | |
| IUPAC name | NA | |
| Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts | Methanolic extract, Aqueous extract | |
| Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts | Acalypha fruticosa Forssk | |
| Geographical availability | Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe | |
| Plant parts | Whole plant | |
| Other cancers | Breast cancer, Liver cancer | |
| Target gene or protein | NA | |
| Gene or Protein evidence | NA | |
| Target pathways | NA | |
| IC50 | NA | |
| Potency | Both extracts exhibited promising antioxidant potentials and marginal cytotoxicity to the tested cell lines. | |
| Cell line/ mice model | MDA-MB-435S, Hep3B | |
| Additional information | Simultaneously, the extracts showed considerably high DNA-protection against photolysed H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative damage in pBR322. The study concluded that A. fruticosa holds colossal and diverse therapeutic potentials which might be useful in development of drugs or their precursors, thereby holding immense clinical prospect. | |
| PubChem ID | NA | |
| Additional PMIDs | 31813869 | |
| Additional sources of information | https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337407-1 | |
| Safety | NA |