Phytochemical Name : Schizophyllan

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1774
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Schizophyllan
PMID 22552717
Literature evidence This coupled with the ability of SCH to suppress hepatic lesions associated with TAM treatment provides the rationale for further investigating the combined therapeutic effects of TAM+SCH in preclinical models of ER-positive breast cancer, as well as in liver cancer.
IUPAC name 4-[3,5-dihydroxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,5-triol
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Polysaccharide
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Schizophyllum commune
Geographical availability NA
Plant parts Mushroom
Other cancers Breast cancer, Liver cancer
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 NA
Potency TAM was more effective than SCH in the induction of apoptosis in both mammary and hepatic carcinomas.
Cell line/ mice model Female adult swiss albino mice
Additional information  This coupled with the ability of SCH to suppress hepatic lesions associated with TAM treatment provides the rationale for further investigating the combined therapeutic effects of TAM+SCH in preclinical models of ER-positive breast cancer, as well as in liver cancer.
PubChem ID 21868524
Additional PMIDs NA
Additional sources of information NA
Safety NA