Phytochemical Name : Affinisine

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-865
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Affinisine
PMID 35075954
Literature evidence The alkaloid affinisine (3) was the most promising, showing moderate inhibition rates in addition to the cytotoxic and cytocidal effect against all strains tested.
IUPAC name [(1S,12S,14R,15E)-15-ethylidene-3-methyl-3,17-diazapentacyclo[12.3.1.02,10.04,9.012,17]octadeca-2(10),4,6,8-tetraen-13-yl]methanol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Alkaloid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Tabernaemontana catharinensis
Geographical availability Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay
Plant parts Bark
Other cancers Breast cancer, Glioma, Ovarian cancer, Kidney cancer, Lung cancer, Colon cancer, Leukemia, Prostate cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency The alkaloid affinisine (3) was the most promising, showing moderate inhibition rates in addition to the cytotoxic and cytocidal effect against all strains tested.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, U251, NCI-ADR/RES, 786-0, NCI-H460, HT-29, K562 , PC-3
Additional information  It also proved to be a very promising compound, showing high selectivity rates when compared to the non-tumor keratinocyte cell line (HaCat).
PubChem ID 6325075
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82043-1
Safety NA