Phytochemical Name : Voacamine

Properties Information
PhytoCAT-ID PhytoCAT-1009
Phytochemical name or plant extracts Voacamine
PMID 26140390
Literature evidence Among them, compounds 2 and 6 displayed significant inhibitory activities, compounds 3, 4 and 5 showed moderate inhibitory activities, while compounds 1 and 7 showed no inhibitory activities against the five cell lines.
IUPAC name methyl (1S,15S,17S,18S)-17-ethyl-6-[(1R,12R,14R,15E)-15-ethylidene-18-methoxycarbonyl-17-methyl-10,17-diazatetracyclo[12.3.1.03,11.04,9]octadeca-3(11),4,6,8-tetraen-12-yl]-7-methoxy-3,13-diazapentacyclo[13.3.1.02,10.04,9.013,18]nonadeca-2(10),4,6,8-tetraene-1-carboxylate
Phytochemicals’ class or type of plant extracts Monoterpenoid alkaloid
Source of phytochemicals or plant Extracts Voacanga africana
Geographical availability Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Plant parts Bark
Other cancers Breast cancer, Liver cancer, Skin cancer, Neuroblastoma
Target gene or protein NA
Gene or Protein evidence NA
Target pathways NA
IC50 5.5 +/- 1.4 μg/mL against MDA-MB-231
Potency Among them, compounds 2 and 6 displayed significant inhibitory activities, compounds 3, 4 and 5 showed moderate inhibitory activities, while compounds 1 and 7 showed no inhibitory activities against the five cell lines. Compound 2 is Voacamine
Cell line/ mice model MDA-MB-231, HEPG-2, A375, SH-SY5Y, CT26
Additional information  Voacamine and its combination with Tamoxifen activated prolyl hydroxylase-2 to combat mammary gland carcinoma.
PubChem ID 11953931
Additional PMIDs 34090331
Additional sources of information https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82719-1
Safety NA