Phytochemical Name : Meso-monomethyl dihydroguaiaretic acid

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-616
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Meso-monomethyl dihydroguaiaretic acid
PMID 15256759
Literature evidence In DNA topoisomerase I and II assays in vitro at a concentration of 100 microM, 4 showed the most potent inhibitory activity, 93.6 and 82.1% inhibition, respectively, and 8 showed 79.1 and 34.3% inhibition, respectively.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Lignan
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Machilus thunbergii
Geographical availability China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam
Plant parts Bark
Other cancers Breast cancer, Colon cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 94.5 µM against MCF-7
Potency NA
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, HT-29
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:466273-1
Safety NA