Phytochemical Name : Esculetin

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-92
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Esculetin
PMID 24647035
Literature evidence These active compounds might be promising lead compounds for the treatment of cancer.
IUPAC name 6,7-dihydroxychromen-2-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Coumarin
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Dryopteris fragrans
Geographical availability Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Finland, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Tuva, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Plant parts Whole plant
Other cancers Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Liver cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 2.73 ± 0.86 μM against MCF-7
Potency Linoleic acid also increased MDA-MB-435 cell invasion in an in vitro assay, this stimulation was abolished by 20 microM esculetin, but was unaffected by piroxicam, a selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor.
Cell line/ mice model A549, MCF-7 , MDA-MB-435, MDA-MB-231, HepG2
Additional information  Compounds 2, 3, 8 and 9 showed significantly cytotoxic effects against three cell lines (A549, MCF7 and HepG2), 1 and 5 against two cell lines (A549 and MCF7), and 6 against one cell line (MCF7). Compound 2 is esculetin
PubChem ID 5281416
Additional PMIDs 21741969 24647035 15579072 2224849 8605728 33855849
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17095220-1
Safety NA