Phytochemical Name : Arjunolic acid (AA)

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1193
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Arjunolic acid (AA)
PMID 32140584
Literature evidence Arjunolic acid (AA) a plant derived pentacyclic triterpenoid which showed effective anticancer activity against MCF-7 and HeLa cells as well as no significant toxic effect was observed against normal lymphocytes.
IUPAC name (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10R,11R,12aR,14bS)-10,11-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts PentacyclicTriterpenoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Terminalia arjuna
Geographical availability Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer, Cervical cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency So this organic compound has great chances to act as a potent anticancer drug.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, HeLa
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID 73641
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:170962-1
Safety NA