Phytochemical Name : Perillyl alcohol

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-907
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Perillyl alcohol
PMID 9824849
Literature evidence Monoterpenes inhibit cell growth, cell cycle progression, and cyclin D1 gene expression in human breast cancer cell lines.
IUPAC name (4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexen-1-yl)methanol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Monoterpene
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Trachyspermum anethifolium
Geographical availability East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer
Target gene or protein Cyclin D1 mRNA
Gene or Protein evidence Finally, we showed that the effects of limonene-related monoterpenes on cell proliferation and cell cycle progression were preceded by a decrease in cyclin D1 mRNA levels.
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency Of the three monoterpenes tested, perillyl alcohol was the most potent and limonene was the least potent inhibitor of cell growth.
Cell line/ mice model T47D, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231
Additional information  Sensitivity of breast cancer cell lines to monoterpenes was in the following order: T-47D > MCF-7 > MDA-MB-231. Growth inhibition induced by perillyl alcohol and perillic acid was associated with a fall in the proportion of cells in the S phase and an accumulation of cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle.
PubChem ID 10819
Additional PMIDs 19820395 8886131 15569989 15570061 7587953 9824849 17885756
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849766-1
Safety NA