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cafestol

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Cafestol is a diterpene found in coffee beans, primarily in the coffee oil. It is one of the main contributors to the bitter taste of coffee. Cafestol is known to increase cholesterol levels, particularly low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. However, some studies suggest that cafestol may also have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research on cafestol focuses on its impact on lipid metabolism, cardiovascular health, and its potential benefits and risks for human health. Studies investigate its effects on cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and its role in chronic diseases. Cafestol is a complex molecule with a unique structure that is challenging to synthesize. It is typically extracted from coffee beans and purified through various processes.'

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID108052
CHEMBL ID1407645
CHEBI ID3291
SCHEMBL ID93865
MeSH IDM0151278

Synonyms (30)

Synonym
cafestol ,
C09066
469-83-0
5a,8-methano-5ah-cyclohepta(5,6)naphtho(2,1-b)furan-7-methanol, 3b,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,10b,11,12-dodecahydro-7-hydroxy-10b-methyl-, (3bs-(3balpha,5abeta,7beta,8beta,10aalpha,10bbeta))-
5a,8-methano-5ah-cyclohepta(5,6)naphtho(2,1-b)furan-7-methanol, 3b,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,10b,11,12-dodecahydro-7-hydroxy-10b-methyl-, (3bs,5as,7r,8r,10ar,10bs)-
ccris 1518
(3bs,5as,7r,8r,10ar,10bs)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-10b-methyl-3b,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,10b,11,12-dodecahydro-5a,8-methanocyclohepta[5,6]naphtho[2,1-b]furan-7-ol
chebi:3291 ,
CHEMBL1407645
unii-ac465t6q6w
ac465t6q6w ,
CCG-208556
SCHEMBL93865
cafesterol
5a,8-methano-5ah-cyclohepta(5,6)naphtho(2,1-b)furan-7-methanol, 3b,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10a,10b,11,12-dodecahydro-7-hydroxy-10b-methyl-, (3bs-(3b.alpha.,5a.beta.,7.beta.,8.beta.,10a.alpha.,10b.beta.))-
cafestol [mi]
(-)-cafestol
(1s,4s,12s,13r,16r,17r)-17-(hydroxymethyl)-12-methyl-8-oxapentacyclo[14.2.1.0(1,13).0(4,12).0(5,9)]nonadeca-5(9),6-dien-17-ol
DTXSID3040986
mfcd01075769
SR-05000002204-2
sr-05000002204
SR-05000002204-3
AKOS032949533
Q423829
HY-N6257
CS-0032793
MS-24668
(1s,4s,12s,13r,16r,17r)-17-(hydroxymethyl)-12-methyl-8-oxapentacyclo[14.2.1.01,13.04,12.05,9]nonadeca-5(9),6-dien-17-ol
E80644

Research Excerpts

Overview

Cafestol is a naturally occurring effective compound with growth-inhibiting properties in head and neck cancer cells. It is a diterpene molecule found in coffee beans and has anticarcinogenic properties.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Cafestol is an endogenous coffee diterpene present in raw coffee beans and also found in hot beverages, with several biological activities."( Metabolic study of cafestol using in silico approach, zebrafish water tank experiments and liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry analyses.
Andriolo, CV; Novaes, FJM; Pereira, HMG; Rezende, CM; Sardela, VF, 2021
)
1.67
"Cafestol is a diterpene molecule found in coffee beans and has anticarcinogenic properties. "( Effect of the coffee ingredient cafestol on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines.
Brunner, M; Eckl-Dorna, J; Heiduschka, G; Kotowski, U; Kranebitter, V; Lill, C; Schmid, R; Seemann, R; Stanisz, I; Thurnher, D, 2015
)
2.14
"Cafestol is a naturally occurring effective compound with growth-inhibiting properties in head and neck cancer cells. "( Effect of the coffee ingredient cafestol on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines.
Brunner, M; Eckl-Dorna, J; Heiduschka, G; Kotowski, U; Kranebitter, V; Lill, C; Schmid, R; Seemann, R; Stanisz, I; Thurnher, D, 2015
)
2.14
"Cafestol is a diterpene present in unfiltered coffees. "( Absorption, distribution, and biliary excretion of cafestol, a potent cholesterol-elevating compound in unfiltered coffees, in mice.
Boekschoten, MV; Cruchten, ST; de Waart, DR; Elferink, RP; Hooiveld, GJ; Katan, MB; Kunne, C; Witkamp, RF, 2010
)
2.06
"Cafestol is a diterpene in unfiltered coffee that raises plasma triacylglycerol in humans."( The coffee diterpene cafestol increases plasma triacylglycerol by increasing the production rate of large VLDL apolipoprotein B in healthy normolipidemic subjects.
Bedford, D; Caslake, MJ; de Roos, B; Demacker, PN; Katan, MB; Packard, CJ; Stalenhoef, AF, 2001
)
2.07

Treatment

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Cafestol treatment inhibited Caki cells viability a dose-dependent manner by inducing apoptosis, as evidenced by DNA fragmentation and the accumulation of sub-G1 phase."( Cafestol, a coffee-specific diterpene, induces apoptosis in renal carcinoma Caki cells through down-regulation of anti-apoptotic proteins and Akt phosphorylation.
Choi, MJ; Choi, YH; Kim, SH; Kim, YH; Kwon, TK; Lee, TJ; Min, KJ; Oh, JH; Park, EJ; Park, JW; Yang, ES, 2011
)
2.53

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" In the present study, we investigated whole-body distribution, biliary excretion, and portal bioavailability of cafestol in mice."( Absorption, distribution, and biliary excretion of cafestol, a potent cholesterol-elevating compound in unfiltered coffees, in mice.
Boekschoten, MV; Cruchten, ST; de Waart, DR; Elferink, RP; Hooiveld, GJ; Katan, MB; Kunne, C; Witkamp, RF, 2010
)
0.82

Dosage Studied

Cafestol was dosed intravenously to bile duct-cannulated mice. We were able to demonstrate the presence of epoxy-glutathione (GSH) and glucuronide conjugates.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Dose-response studies with K/C revealed that MGMT increased in parallel with three of the four GST-related parameters whereas the dose-response curves of UDPGT and of GST-pi activity displayed a steeper slope."( Coffee and its chemopreventive components Kahweol and Cafestol increase the activity of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in rat liver--comparison with phase II xenobiotic metabolism.
Huber, WW; Kaina, B; Nagel, G; Prustomersky, S; Scharf, G; Schulte-Hermann, R, 2003
)
0.57
" In bile duct-cannulated mice, dosed with cafestol, we were able to demonstrate the presence of epoxy-glutathione (GSH) conjugates, GSH conjugates and glucuronide conjugates."( The role of epoxidation and electrophile-responsive element-regulated gene transcription in the potentially beneficial and harmful effects of the coffee components cafestol and kahweol.
Aarts, JM; Boekschoten, MV; de Haan, LH; Katan, MB; Kunne, C; Mulder, PP; van Cruchten, ST; Witkamp, RF, 2010
)
0.82
" Next, radiolabeled cafestol was dosed intravenously to bile duct-cannulated mice."( Absorption, distribution, and biliary excretion of cafestol, a potent cholesterol-elevating compound in unfiltered coffees, in mice.
Boekschoten, MV; Cruchten, ST; de Waart, DR; Elferink, RP; Hooiveld, GJ; Katan, MB; Kunne, C; Witkamp, RF, 2010
)
0.94
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (7)

RoleDescription
plant metaboliteAny eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
apoptosis inducerAny substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
hypoglycemic agentA drug which lowers the blood glucose level.
angiogenesis inhibitorAn agent and endogenous substances that antagonize or inhibit the development of new blood vessels.
antineoplastic agentA substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
antioxidantA substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
anti-inflammatory agentAny compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (5)

ClassDescription
organic heteropentacyclic compound
tertiary alcoholA tertiary alcohol is a compound in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has three other carbon atoms attached to it.
diterpenoidAny terpenoid derived from a diterpene. The term includes compounds in which the C20 skeleton of the parent diterpene has been rearranged or modified by the removal of one or more skeletal atoms (generally methyl groups).
furansCompounds containing at least one furan ring.
primary alcoholA primary alcohol is a compound in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Bioassays (11)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID697852Inhibition of electric eel AChE at 2 mg/ml by Ellman's method2012Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 20, Issue:22
Exploration of natural compounds as sources of new bifunctional scaffolds targeting cholinesterases and beta amyloid aggregation: the case of chelerythrine.
AID1256310Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 10'-10 M after 60 mins in presence of 16.7 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256315Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 10'-10 M after 72 hrs in presence of 16.7 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256312Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 1 uM after 60 mins in presence of 16.7 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256316Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 10'-8 M after 72 hrs in presence of 3.3 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256320Effect on deoxy-D-glucose 2-[1.2-3H(N)] uptake in human Skeletal muscle cells at 10'-12 to 10'-10 M after 72 hrs by scintillation counter2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256314Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 10'-8 M after 72 hrs in presence of 16.7 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256311Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 10'-8 M after 60 mins in presence of 16.7 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256317Increase in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in rat INS-1E cells at 10'-10 M after 72 hrs in presence of 3.3 mM glucose2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID1256319Increase in deoxy-D-glucose 2-[1.2-3H(N)] uptake in human Skeletal muscle cells at 10'-8 M after 72 hrs by scintillation counter relative to control2015Journal of natural products, Oct-23, Volume: 78, Issue:10
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Stimulates Insulin Secretion and Increases Glucose Uptake in Muscle Cells: Studies in Vitro.
AID697853Inhibition of horse BChE at 2 mg/ml by Ellman's method2012Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 20, Issue:22
Exploration of natural compounds as sources of new bifunctional scaffolds targeting cholinesterases and beta amyloid aggregation: the case of chelerythrine.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (115)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19902 (1.74)18.7374
1990's27 (23.48)18.2507
2000's29 (25.22)29.6817
2010's44 (38.26)24.3611
2020's13 (11.30)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 35.68

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index35.68 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.86 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.77 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index91.58 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index3.94 (0.95)

This Compound (35.68)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials9 (7.56%)5.53%
Reviews20 (16.81%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other90 (75.63%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]