Phytochemical Name : Epoxy clerodane diterpene

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-948
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Epoxy clerodane diterpene
PMID 28068628
Literature evidence Systematic analyses of plants that are used in traditional medicine may lead to the discovery of novel cytotoxic secondary metabolites.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Diterpene
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Tinospora cordifolia
Geographical availability Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Plant parts Stem
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein CYP1A, GPX, GSK3β, TNF-α, NF-κB, CDKn2A, Rb1, p53, Bax, Caspase 3, Caspase 8, Caspase 9, p21, Bcl-2, mdm2, PCNA
Gene or Protein evidence ECD significantly increased the expression of mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathway-related genes after 48h, we observed significantly (p≤0.05) increased expression of CYP1A, GPX, GSK3β and TNF-α and downregulated expression of NF-κB. ECD also increased the expression of tumor suppressor genes such as Cdkn2A, Rb1 and p53. In addition, we observed that ECD treatment significantly (p≤0.001) upregulated the expression of apoptotic genes such as Bax, cas-3, cas-8, cas-9 and p21 and downregulated the expression of BCL-2, mdm2 and PCNA.
Target pathways Mitochondrial pathway
IC50 At 24h, 48h: 3.2 μM, 2.4 μM against MCF-7 respectively
Potency In conclusion, ECD regulates the expression of Cdkn2A, p53 and mdm2 and induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7
Additional information  Nuclear staining revealed that cells treated with the 2.4μM dose exhibited characteristic apoptotic morphological changes and that 46% of the cells were apoptotic and 4% were necrotic after 48h. ECD significantly increased the expression of mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathway-related genes after 48h
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907828-1
Safety NA