Properties |
Information |
PhytoCAT-ID |
PhytoCAT-238 |
Phytochemical name or plant extracts |
Cimiracemoside A |
PMID |
14758092 |
Literature evidence |
Author information: (1)Herbert Irvign Comperhensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. le2012@Columbia.edu The purpose of this study was to determine whether black cohosh contains constituents that inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells, and therefore might eventually be useful in the prevention or treatment of breast cancer. |
IUPAC name |
[(1S,5R,7S,10R,12S,14R,15R,16R,17S,18R,21R,22R,24S)-21,22-dihydroxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacos-2-en-14-yl] acetate |
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts |
Triterpenoid |
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts |
Black cohosh |
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Geographical availability |
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
Plant parts |
Rhizome |
Other cancers |
Breast cancer |
Target gene or protein |
NA |
Gene or Protein evidence |
NA |
Target pathways |
NA |
IC50 |
NA |
Potency |
The triterpene glycoside fraction obtained by polyamide column chromatography, and the specific triterpene glycosides actein, 23-epi-26-deoxyactein and cimiracemoside A, inhibited growth of the MCF7 human breast cancer cells and induced cell cycle arrest at G1. |
Cell line/ mice model |
MCF-7 |
Additional information |
NA |
PubChem ID |
NA |
Additional PMIDs |
NA |
Additional sources of information |
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316204-2 |
Safety |
NA |