Phytochemical Name : Eicosapentaenoic acid

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-832
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Eicosapentaenoic acid
PMID 9386867
Literature evidence Eicosapentaenoic acid and sulphur substituted fatty acid analogues inhibit the proliferation of human breast cancer cells in culture.
IUPAC name (5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-icosa-5,8,11,14,17-pentaenoic acid
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Omega-3 fatty acid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Alpinia oxyphylla
Geographical availability China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Vietnam
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency Thus, of the two dietary polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, only eicosapentaenoic acid possesses an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of MCF-7 cells.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID 446284
Additional PMIDs 30194562 12550055 14767544 15138577 23550153 25712053 27687127 28577869 28804463 29616321 31963198 2224849 34486791 7757957 9816126 9386867 9673380 10624705 11239764 17052999 17311938 25448730 27041742 31440598 32588470 20425756 26729084
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795356-1
Safety NA