Phytochemical Name : Polysaccharides from Taxus cuspidata

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-2079
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Polysaccharides from Taxus cuspidata
PMID 31412567
Literature evidence Taxus cuspidata S. et Z. is an excellent natural source of bioactive polysaccharides and has various biological activities.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Polysaccharide (Pe1, Pe2, Pe3, Pe4)
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Taxus cuspidata
Geographical availability China North-Central, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin
Plant parts Leaves and Branches
Other cancers Breast cancer, Liver cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 Pe1 - 169.0 µg/mL against MCF-7
Potency The four purified polysaccharides (Pe1, Pe2, Pe3, Pe4) from TCBL are mainly composed of arabinose, galactose, glucose, a small amount of xylose, and mannose. Pe1 had the highest antitumor capacity against MCF7 cells and HepG2 cells, with IC50 values of 169.0 and 132.0 µg·mL-1.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, HepG2
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324379-2
Safety NA