Phytochemical Name : Saikosaponin-A

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-2045
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Saikosaponin-A
PMID 26259802
Literature evidence Among them, compound 20 was isolated from the natural product for the first time.
IUPAC name 2-[[3,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(2S,4S,5R,8R,9R,13S,18R)-2-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,13,20,20-pentamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxymethyl]-6-methyloxan-4-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Triterpenoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Bupleurum chinense
Geographical availability China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Korea, Manchuria, Vietnam
Plant parts Root
Other cancers Breast cancer, Liver cancer, Lung cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 18.99 μM against MCF-7
Potency NA
Cell line/ mice model A549, HepG2, Hep3B, BCap-37, MCF-7
Additional information  Specially, compounds 1, 3–4, 6–9, 11–13, 16–18 and 20 possessed a much higher cytotoxic effect against the HepG2 cell line than 5-fluorouracil. Compound 8 is Saikosaponin-a
PubChem ID 24728693
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839099-1
Safety NA