Phytochemical Name : Clematis hederagenin saponin (CHS)

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1922
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Clematis hederagenin saponin (CHS)
PMID 29434869
Literature evidence The results suggest that the hederagenin saponin extracted from Clematis ganpiniana offers great potential as a novel anti-breast cancer drug.
IUPAC name (9S)-9-hydroxy-2,2,6b,9,12a-pentamethyl-10-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy]-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Triterpenoid saponin
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Clematis ganpiniana
Geographical availability China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways In addition, it upregulated the activities of caspase-3 and -9. In conclusion, CHS induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells through regulation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway.
IC50 NA
Potency The results suggest that the hederagenin saponin extracted from Clematis ganpiniana offers great potential as a novel anti-breast cancer drug.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231
Additional information  The compound also induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells in a time-dependent manner. Further investigation into the underlying mechanisms of apoptosis induction in breast cancer cells showed that the compound significantly reduced mitochondrial Apaf-1 and cytochrome c proteins in breast cancer cells.
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:709716-1
Safety NA