Phytochemical Name : Akihalin

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1474
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Akihalin
PMID 29621599
Literature evidence All isolated compounds (1-14) were tested in vitro for their cytotoxic activities against the MDA-MB-231, HGC-27 cancer cell lines, of which compounds 1-3, 6, 7, 11 and 12 showed significant cytotoxic activities with IC50 values ranging from 2.67 to 12.34 μM.
IUPAC name 4,5,8-trihydroxy-5,8-dimethyl-1-methylidene-3a,4,7,8a,9,9a-hexahydroazuleno[6,5-b]furan-2-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Sesquiterpene lactones
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Carpesium abrotanoides
Geographical availability Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, East Himalaya, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Plant parts Whole plant
Other cancers Breast cancer, Stomach cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 4.83 ± 0.56 µM against MDA-MB-231
Potency NA
Cell line/ mice model HGC-27, MDA-MB-231
Additional information  Shows significant cytotoxic activities against MDA-MB-231, HGC-27 cells
PubChem ID 71439358
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189330-1
Safety NA