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dehydrocrotonin

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Description

dehydrocrotonin: a 19-nor-clerodane diterpene; isolated from the bark of Croton cajucara; structure given in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
CrotongenusA plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. The common name of dragon's blood is also used for DRACAENA and Daemonorops (ARECACEAE). Croton tiglium is the source of CROTON OIL.[MeSH]EuphorbiaceaeThe spurge family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. The family consists of annual and perennial herbs and woody shrubs or trees. Members contain securinine.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID156089
MeSH IDM0269557

Synonyms (6)

Synonym
spiro(furan-3(2h),1'(7'h)-napthalene)-2,7'-dione, 2',3',4,4',4'a,5,8',8'a-octahydro-2',5'-dimethyl-5-(3-furanyl)-, (1'r-(1'-alpha(r*),2'-alpha,4'a-alpha,8'a-beta))-
dehydrocrotonin
(5'r,7r,8r,8as)-5'-(furan-3-yl)-4,7-dimethylspiro[1,4a,5,6,7,8a-hexahydronaphthalene-8,3'-oxolane]-2,2'-dione
72548-29-9
DTXSID90993396
5'-(furan-3-yl)-2,5-dimethyl-2,3,4,4a,8,8a-hexahydro-7h-spiro[naphthalene-1,3'-oxolane]-2',7-dione

Research Excerpts

Overview

Dehydrocrotonin (DHC) is a diterpene lactone obtained from Croton cajucara (Sacaca)

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Dehydrocrotonin (DHC) is a diterpene lactone obtained from Croton cajucara (Sacaca). "( Comparative cytotoxicity of dimethylamide-crotonin in the promyelocytic leukemia cell line (HL60) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Anazetti, MC; Durán, N; Haun, M; Melo, PS, 2003
)
1.76

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The treatment of V79 cells with the conditioned medium resulting after hepatocyte incubation with DHC showed an enhancement of MTT reduction without any evident toxic effects on fibroblasts."( Cytotoxicity of trans-dehydrocrotonin from Croton cajucara on V79 cells and rat hepatocytes.
Haun, M; Rodríguez, JA, 1999
)
0.62
" Compound III was less toxic than the other DHC derivatives (IC(50)=1800 microM) on V79 cells based on NAC assay."( Cytotoxicity of derivatives from dehydrocrotonin on V79 cells and Escherichia coli.
da Silva Melo, P; Durán, N; Haun, M, 2001
)
0.59
" Compound III was less toxic than the other DHC derivatives in both cell cultures."( Derivatives of dehydrocrotonin, a diterpene lactone isolated from Croton cajucara: cytotoxicity in rat cultured hepatocytes and in V79 cells.
Durán, N; Haun, M; Melo, PS, 2002
)
0.67
" In contrast, when the cells were treated with this lactone in the initial plating and cultured for 96 h, t-DCTN was more toxic for all parameters analyzed: MTT and phosphatase activity (IC50 = 180 microM) and protein content (IC50 = 150 microM)."( Cytotoxic effect of the diterpene lactone dehydrocrotonin from Croton cajucara on human promyelocytic leukemia cells.
Aoyama, H; da Silva Melo, P; Durán, N; Ferreira, CV; Freire, AC; Haun, M, 2003
)
0.58
" Based on morphological changes and the pattern of DNA fragmentation, DHC and DCR were found to induce apoptosis and terminal differentiation (assessed by nitro blue tetrazolium reduction) in HL60 cells, but these compounds did not show any toxic effect in PBMC."( Comparative cytotoxicity of dimethylamide-crotonin in the promyelocytic leukemia cell line (HL60) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Anazetti, MC; Durán, N; Haun, M; Melo, PS, 2003
)
0.32
" In this work, we inserted a COOH group into the molecule to prevent the formation of toxic intermediates."( New derivative of trans-dehydrocrotonin isolated from Croton cajucara shows reduced cytotoxic and genotoxic effects in hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line.
Borges, RDS; Calandrini de Azevedo, LF; Melo Lima, KM; Nagamachi, CY; Panarra Ferreira Gomes das Neves, PA; Pieczarka, JC; Silva de Carvalho, V, 2022
)
1.03
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (36)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's8 (22.22)18.2507
2000's22 (61.11)29.6817
2010's4 (11.11)24.3611
2020's2 (5.56)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 11.27

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 weak demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index11.27 (24.57)
Research Supply Index3.61 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.88 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index0.00 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index0.00 (0.95)

This Compound (11.27)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other36 (100.00%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]