Phytochemical Name : Peganum harmala extract

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-818
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Peganum harmala extract
PMID 32847047
Literature evidence The current findings of this study include a novel comprehensive investigation on the polyphenol composition and anticancer effects of leaf extracts of F. alnus and P. harmala from natural populations in Saudi Arabia.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Methanolic extract
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Peganum harmala
Geographical availability Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China North-Central, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Greece, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Plant parts Leaves
Other cancers Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer, Cervical cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 58.64 ± 4.2 µg/mL against MCF-7
Potency F. alnus and P. harmala leaf extracts showed cytotoxic effects against Jurkat, MCF-7, HeLa, and HT-29 cancer cells using MTT and flow cytometry assays.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, Jurkat, HeLa, and HT-29
Additional information  The current findings of this study include a novel comprehensive investigation on the polyphenol composition and anticancer effects of leaf extracts of F. alnus and P. harmala from natural populations in Saudi Arabia.
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs 24380828 34194262 32847047 23339401 28352583 33951988 26362768 25054213
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:774545-1
Safety NA