Phytochemical Name : Cudraxanthone I

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1133
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Cudraxanthone I
PMID 24075210
Literature evidence Flow cytometry was used for cell cycle analysis and detection of apoptotic cells, analysis of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) as well as measurement of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
IUPAC name 6,9-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)pyrano[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts NA
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Maclura cochinchinensis
Geographical availability Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein Caspase 3, Caspase 7, Caspase 8, Caspase 9
Gene or Protein evidence Compounds 3 arrested the cell cycle between G0/G1 and S phases, strongly induced apoptosis via caspases 3/7, caspase 8, caspase 9 activation and disrupted the MMP in CCRF-CEM cells.
Target pathways NA
IC50 2.78 ± 0.19 μM against MDA-MB231 BCRP
Potency NA
Cell line/ mice model MDA-MB-231 BCRP
Additional information  The cytotoxicity of the studied xanthones and especially compound 3 deserve more detailed exploration in the future to develop novel anticancer drugs against sensitive and otherwise drug-resistant phenotypes.
PubChem ID 86276176
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584314-1
Safety NA