Phytochemical Name : Deguelin

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-505
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Deguelin
PMID 19861544
Literature evidence A novel look into estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer prevention with the natural, multifunctional signal transduction inhibitor deguelin.
IUPAC name (1S,14S)-17,18-dimethoxy-7,7-dimethyl-2,8,21-trioxapentacyclo[12.8.0.03,12.04,9.015,20]docosa-3(12),4(9),5,10,15,17,19-heptaen-13-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Rotenone
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Mundulea sericea
Geographical availability Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways wnt/beta-catenin signaling
IC50 NA
Potency Our growing understanding of deguelin mechanisms could lead to important advances in the prevention of estrogen receptor-negative breast and other cancers.
Cell line/ mice model MDA-MB-231
Additional information  These investigators showed that deguelin inhibits wnt/beta-catenin signaling in breast cancer cell lines, in addition to inhibiting other previously reported signaling pathways.
PubChem ID 107935
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509368-1
Safety NA