Phytochemical Name : Sasanquasaponin (SQS)

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1072
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Sasanquasaponin (SQS)
PMID 23164604
Literature evidence Recent studies have shown that SQS possesses potent anti-tumor activities in human leukemia Jurkat cells and human hepatoma HepG2 cells.
IUPAC name 10-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-hydroxy-4,5,9,9,13,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracosane-20-carbaldehyde
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Triterpenoid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Camellia oleifera
Geographical availability Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Plant parts NA
Other cancers Breast cancer, Liver cancer
Target gene or protein p21, Cyclin D1
Gene or Protein evidence Stimulation of MCF-7 with SQS induced upregulation of p21 and downregulation of cyclin D1, which can cause G1 cell cycle arrest.
Target pathways Stimulation also induced activation of E2F1 and downregulation of p53, indicating that SQS induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via a p53-independent pathway,
IC50 NA
Potency Our results demonstrate the potential application of SQS as an anti-breast cancer agent.
Cell line/ mice model MCF-7, HepG2
Additional information  NA
PubChem ID 22715020
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828535-1
Safety NA