Phytochemical Name : Isobavachalcone

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-488
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Isobavachalcone
PMID 28140583
Literature evidence A number of compounds significantly activate Nrf2, inhibit tyrosinase or PTP1B, inhibit LPS-induced NO production and NF-κB transcription, and inhibit the proliferation of human cancer cells (HepG2, SW480, A549, MCF7).
IUPAC name (E)-1-[2,4-dihydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)phenyl]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Chalcone
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Glycyrrhiza glabra
Geographical availability Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russi, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Plant parts Root and rhizome
Other cancers Breast cancer, Liver cancer, Lung cancer, Colon cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency 15.6 ± 1.5 % cytotoxic activity against MCF-7
Cell line/ mice model HepG2, SW480, A549, MCF-7
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496941-1
Safety NA