Phytochemical Name : Scutellaria baicalensis extract

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-415
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Scutellaria baicalensis extract
PMID 12470437
Literature evidence This study supports the notion of using Scutellaria baicalensis as a novel anticancer agent to treat various cancers.
IUPAC name NA
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Extract
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Scutellaria baicalensis
Geographical availability Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Vietnam, Yakutskiya
Plant parts Root
Other cancers Breast cancer, Squamous cell cancer,Liver cancer , Prostate cancer , and Colon cancer
Target gene or protein PGE(2)
Gene or Protein evidence It also inhibits PGE(2) production, indicating that suppression of tumor cell growth may be due to its ability to inhibit COX-2 activity.
Target pathways NA
IC50 0.9 mg/mL against MCF-7
Potency Scutellaria baicalensis could be promising as a therapeutic agent or an adjuvant to the conventional therapeutic modalities for cancers.
Cell line/ mice model HepG2, MCF-7, PC-3, LNCaP, KM-12, HCT-15, KB, SCC-25
Additional information  Scutellaria baicalensis also inhibits PGE(2) production, indicating that suppression of tumor cell growth may be due to its ability to inhibit COX-2 activity.
PubChem ID NA
Additional PMIDs 12470437 19836937
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:458155-1
Safety NA