Phytochemical Name : Indole diketopiperazines

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1855
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Indole diketopiperazines
PMID 25787158
Literature evidence Indole diketopiperazines from endophytic Chaetomium sp 88194 induce breast cancer cell apoptotic death.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Diketopiperazines
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Endophytic Chaetomium sp 88194
Geographical availability NA
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency Chaetocochins G displayed more potent cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cells than the common chemotherapeutic agent (5-fluorouracil) associated with G2/M cell cycle arrest.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7
Additional information  To identify new antitumor agents, secondary metabolites of fungus Chaetomium sp 88194 were investigated and three new indole diketopiperazines, Chaetocochins G (1), Oidioperazines E (2) and Chetoseminudin E (3), along with two known compounds Chetoseminudins C (4) and N-acetyl-β-oxotryptamine (5), were obtained.
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