Phytochemical Name : Formosanin C

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-679
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Formosanin C
PMID 35204181
Literature evidence Our data suggest a therapeutic strategy by ferroptosis against TNBC, an aggressive subtype with a poor prognosis.
IUPAC name (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S,2S,4S,5'R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Saponin
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Trachycarpus fortunei
Geographical availability China South-Central, Myanmar
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways Focal adhesion-PI3K-Akt-mTOR-signaling pathway
IC50 NA
Potency FC sensitized cisplatin-induced ferroptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, MDA-MB-231
Additional information  Our data suggest a therapeutic strategy by ferroptosis against TNBC, an aggressive subtype with a poor prognosis. FC exhibited the strongest cell growth inhibition among all tested phytochemicals and anti-cancer drugs, including cisplatin, in MDA-MB-231.
PubChem ID 21603986
Additional PMIDs 35204181
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:670182-1
Safety NA