Phytochemical Name : Cleistochlamys kirkii extract

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-748
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Cleistochlamys kirkii extract
PMID 31362371
Literature evidence Our findings demonstrate the potential applicability of C. kirkii as a source of antimalarial and anticancer agents.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Crude extract
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Cleistochlamys kirkii
Geographical availability Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Plant parts Root
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 42.0 μg/mL against MDA-MB-231
Potency This indicates the potential applicability of C. kirkii as a source of antimalarial, and even more likely of anticancer agents.
Cell line/ mice model MDA-MB-231
Additional information  The ethanolic crude extract of C. kirkii root bark gave 72% inhibition against the chloroquine-sensitive 3D7-strain malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum at 0.01 µg/mL.
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72604-1
Safety NA