Phytochemical Name : Citrus lemon extract

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1082
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Citrus lemon extract
PMID 33749513
Literature evidence An antiproliferative bioassay involving neutral red-dye uptake was used to determine the anticancerous potential of plant extracts.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Aqueous extract
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Citrus limon
Geographical availability Subtropical biome
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein JAK1, JAK2, TYK2, IRF7, IRF3
Gene or Protein evidence lemon water extract was most effective with 32 dilutions with IC50 48.67%, by upregulating JAK1, JAK2, TYK2, IRF7 and IRF3 gene expressions of the JAK/STAT pathway.
Target pathways JAK/STAT pathway
IC50 NA
Potency C. limon inhibited the growth of both Vero and MDA-MB 231 cells. It suggested that C. limon has anti-cancer potential by inducing the JAK/STAT pathway.
Cell line/ mice model MDA-MB-231, Vero
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60454758-2
Safety NA