Phytochemical Name : Glyceryl 1-monopalmitate

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-343
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Glyceryl 1-monopalmitate
PMID 34074230
Literature evidence One of the isolated compounds, namely glyceryl 1-monopalmitate showed highly promising effect against the MCF-7 cells with (IC50 = 19.78 µM) compared to 5-FU (26.98 µM), and it remarkably stimulated apoptotic breast cancer cell death with 31.6-fold (16.13% compared to 0.51 for the control) at pre-G1 and G2/M-phase cell cycle arrest and blocked the progression of MCF-7 cells.
IUPAC name 2,3-dihydroxypropyl hexadecanoate
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Monoglyceride
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Phyllostachys heterocycla
Geographical availability China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan
Plant parts Aerial parts
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 19.78 µM against MCF-7
Potency Glyceryl 1-monopalmitate showed highly promising effect against the MCF-7 cells with (IC50 = 19.78 µM) compared to 5-FU (26.98 µM).
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7
Additional information  Glyceryl 1-monopalmitate significantly stimulated apoptotic breast cancer cell death with 31.6-fold by arresting cell cycle at G2/M and preG1 phases.
PubChem ID 14900
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:416011-1
Safety NA