Phytochemical Name : Leptopidine

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-684
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Leptopidine
PMID 26544947
Literature evidence These results suggest that leptopidine could suppress growth and induce cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells and that the cytotoxicity of leptopidine may be related to its inhibitory effect on fatty acid synthase expression. © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.
IUPAC name 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-6-[(6-methyl-7,8-dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-6-ium-5-yl)methyl]benzoic acid
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Alkaloid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Hypecoum leptocarpum
Geographical availability Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein FAS
Gene or Protein evidence These results suggest that leptopidine could suppress growth and induce cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells and that the cytotoxicity of leptopidine may be related to its inhibitory effect on fatty acid synthase expression.
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency These results suggest that leptopidine could suppress growth and induce cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells and that the cytotoxicity of leptopidine may be related to its inhibitory effect on fatty acid synthase expression.
Cell line/ mice model NA
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID 5318973
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673242-1
Safety NA