B0189
Casticin
from Vitex trifolia, ≥98% (HPLC)
Synonym(s):
Casticine, Quercetagetin 3,6,7,4′-tetramethyl ether, Vitexicarpin
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H18O8
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
374.34
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.25
InChI
1S/C19H18O8/c1-23-11-6-5-9(7-10(11)20)17-19(26-4)16(22)14-12(27-17)8-13(24-2)18(25-3)15(14)21/h5-8,20-21H,1-4H3
InChI key
PJQLSMYMOKWUJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
biological source
Vitex trifolia
assay
≥98% (HPLC)
form
powder
solubility
ethanol: 1 mg/mL, clear, colorless to light yellow
application(s)
metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products
storage temp.
2-8°C
General description
Casticin is one of the flavonoids present in the traditional Chinese medicine Inula japonica Thunb. It is a polymethyl compound with three rings, a catechol moiety at ortho position, one double bond, two hydroxyl groups, and four methoxy groups. It has been isolated from the fruits, seeds, and leaves of various Vitex species.
Application
Casticin from Vitex trifolia is used to study its mechanisms of action as an antiiflammatory and anticancer agent via processes such as TRAIL-induced apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, ROS generation, and glutathione (GSH) depletion.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Casticin has anticancer, pro-apoptotic, anti-proliferative, anti-asthmatic, and anti-angiogenic properties. In addition, it exhibits anti-inflammatory behavior by means of its inhibitory effect on lipoxygenases and T- & B-lymphocytes. Due to its oestrogenic activity, it is being used to manage Premenstrual syndrome in women. It is also reported to mitigate rheumatoid arthritis and liver fibrosis manifestations.
Tubulin-binding anticancer flavonoid. Casticin induces apoptosis in cancer cells.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Flavonoids from the aerial parts of Inula japonica
Qin J, et al.
Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, 8, 257-259 (2010)
Lihua He et al.
Oncology reports, 29(1), 103-108 (2012-10-16)
Casticin, a polymethoxyflavone, has been reported to exert anticancer activities. The objectives of this study were to examine the molecular mechanisms by which casticin induces the growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The HCC
Chiara Righeschi et al.
Cancer genomics & proteomics, 9(3), 143-151 (2012-05-18)
Natural polyphenols play an important role in tumor inhibition. We used a doxorubicin-sensitive acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia cell line (CCRF-CEM) and its multidrug-resistant subline (CEM/ADR5000) to evaluate the activity of 15 plant polyphenols isolated in our laboratory (hypericin and pseudohypericin, verbascoside
Casticin-induced apoptosis involves death receptor 5 upregulation in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
Jun Yang et al.
World journal of gastroenterology, 17(38), 4298-4307 (2011-11-18)
To investigate the apoptotic activities of casticin in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells and its molecular mechanisms. PLC/PRF/5 and Hep G2 cell lines were cultured in vitro and the inhibitory effect of casticin on the growth of cells was detected by
Khadidja Haïdara et al.
Cancer letters, 242(2), 180-190 (2006-01-03)
We studied the mechanism of anti-tumor activity of the flavonoid Casticin, derived from Achillea millefolium. Casticin anti-tumor activity results in cell growth arrest in G2/M and in apoptotic death. As a tubulin-binding agent (TBA), Casticin induces p21, which in turn
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