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ergosterol

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ID SourceID
PubMed CID444679
CHEMBL ID1232562
CHEBI ID16933
SCHEMBL ID43194
MeSH IDM0007654

Synonyms (89)

Synonym
LMST01030093
ergosta-5,7,22e-trien-3beta-ol
CHEMBL1232562
CHEBI:16933 ,
(22e)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol
(22e,24s)-24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol
ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3.beta.,22e)-
ACON0_000429
ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol
C01694
ergosterol ,
provitamin d2
57-87-4
NSC62791 ,
(3s,9s,10r,13r,14r,17r)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(e,1r,4r)-1,4,5-trimethylhex-2-enyl]-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1h-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
(22e)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3.beta.-ol
ergosterin
ergosterol, >=75%
DB04038
ACON1_000637
MEGXM0_000450
NCGC00168889-01
45ED0A4C-6FDA-443F-B886-D6C805A76AF2
3beta-hydroxy-5,7,22-ergostatriene
BMSE000494
5,7,22-ergostatrien-3beta-ol
14-((2e)(1r,4r)-1,4,5-trimethylhex-2-enyl)(1s,5s,2r,11r,14r,15r)-2,15-dimethyl tetracyclo[8.7.0.0<2,7>.0<11,15>]heptadeca-7,9-dien-5-ol
AKOS015918128
bdbm50378884
24alpha-methyl-22e-dehydrocholesterol
ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,22e)-
24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol
unii-z30ray509f
einecs 200-352-7
ai3-18876
24r-methylcholesta-5,7,2e-trien-3beta-ol
ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol
z30ray509f ,
ccris 7220
hsdb 395
S2297
(3.beta.,22e)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol
ergosterol [inci]
ergosterol [mi]
ergocalciferol impurity b [ep impurity]
ergosterol [usp-rs]
ergosterol (constituent of ganoderma lucidum fruiting body) [dsc]
ergosterol [hsdb]
SCHEMBL43194
DNVPQKQSNYMLRS-APGDWVJJSA-N
ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3b,22e)-
(3s,9s,10r,13r,14r,17r)-17-((2r,5r,e)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1h-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol ,
pro vitamin d2
d2, pro-vitamin
provitamin d 2
pro-vitamin d2
ergosta-5:6,7:8,22:23-trien-3-ol
AC-8370
ergosterol, >=95.0% (hplc)
ergosterol, united states pharmacopeia (usp) reference standard
ergosterol, 10 mg/ml in chloroform, analytical standard
ergosterol, european pharmacopoeia (ep) reference standard
ergosterol, pharmaceutical secondary standard; certified reference material
ergosterol (provitamin d2)
NCGC00168889-02
provitamine d2
(3beta)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol
24r-methylcholesta-5,7,22e-trien-3b-ol
24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3b-ol
(3beta,22e)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol
24r-methylcholesta-5,7,22e-trien-3beta-ol
(24r)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3b-ol
(3beta,2e)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol
24a-methyl-22e-dehydrocholesterol
24alpha-methyl-22e-dehydrocholestero
HY-N0181
CS-0007890
(3beta,14beta,17alpha,22e)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol
ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol,(3|a,22e)-
DS-4956
Q143263
DTXSID90878679 ,
EN300-21680273
(1r,3ar,7s,9ar,9bs,11ar)-1-[(2r,3e,5r)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-9a,11a-dimethyl-1h,2h,3h,3ah,6h,7h,8h,9h,9ah,9bh,10h,11h,11ah-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol
ergocalciferol impurity b (ep impurity)
delta-5,7,22-ergostatrien-3beta-ol
ergosterol (usp-rs)
ergosterol (constituent of ganoderma lucidum fruiting body)
dtxcid201016721

Research Excerpts

Overview

Ergosterol peroxide (EP) is a sterol with diverse biological activities including antiviral activity. It is an important precursor in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of numerous drugs.

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"Ergosterol peroxide (EP) is a sterol with diverse biological activities including antiviral activity."( Ergosterol Peroxide Inhibits Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection in Vero Cells by Suppressing ROS Generation and p53 Activation.
Duan, C; Liu, Y; Wang, J; Wang, X; Zhang, J, 2022
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"Ergosterol is a specific sterol component of yeast and fungal membranes. "( Modulation of yeast Erg1 expression and terbinafine susceptibility by iron bioavailability.
Jordá, T; Martínez-Martín, A; Martínez-Pastor, MT; Puig, S, 2022
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"Ergosterol is an important precursor in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of numerous drugs. "( Ergosterol production at elevated temperatures by Upc2-overexpressing Kluyveromyces marxianus using Jerusalem artichoke tubers as feedstock.
Guan, X; Huang, S; Li, F; Liu, Y; Ren, L; Wang, Q; Wu, J; Xia, Y; Xu, D; Yu, Z; Zhang, B; Zhang, Z; Zhao, J, 2022
)
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"Ergosterol is a fungal sterol that is converted to brassicasterol by 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7)."( Ergosterol increases 7-dehydrocholesterol, a cholesterol precursor, and decreases cholesterol in human HepG2 cells.
Fuwa, F; Kuwabara, N; Nakagawa, S; Ohta-Shimizu, M; Sato, S; Tomitsuka, E, 2022
)
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"Ergosterol is an important component of the fungal cell membrane and represents an effective target of chemical pesticides. "( Role of
Cai, H; Chen, J; Guo, C; Han, S; Sheng, B; Zhang, S; Zhu, D, 2023
)
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"Ergosterol is a sterol lipid that is only found in fungal cells."( Update on fungal lipid biosynthesis inhibitors as antifungal agents.
Haider, T; Soni, V; Vishwakarma, M, 2024
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"Ergosterol is a prominent component of the yeast plasma membrane and essential for yeast cell viability. "( A PhotoClick cholesterol-based quantitative proteomics screen for cytoplasmic sterol-binding proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Chauhan, N; Graumann, J; Menon, AK; Sere, YY; Sokol, AM, 2020
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"Ergosterol peroxide is a natural compound of the steroid family found in many fungi, and it possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antiviral activities. "( Ergosterol Peroxide from the Medicinal Mushroom
Jeong, YU; Park, YJ, 2020
)
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"Ergosterol is an important fungal-specific biomarker, but its use for fungal biomass estimation is still varied. "( Evaluation of ergosterol composition and esterification rate in fungi isolated from mangrove soil, long-term storage of broken spores, and two soils.
Dong, SJ; Dong, XY; Jiang, YL; Liao, YN; Peng, J; Pi, WL; Wang, JH; Wang, QQ; Yuan, JP; Zhang, CX; Zhu, Q, 2020
)
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"Ergosterol is an essential component of fungal cell membranes that determines the fluidity, permeability and activity of membrane-associated proteins. "( Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in
Jordá, T; Puig, S, 2020
)
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"Ergosterol is a key biochemical marker for fungal mycelial growth. "( Determination of mold contamination using ergosterol imprinted particles.
Baydemir Peşint, G; Nergiz, M; Oktay Başeğmez, Hİ; Zenger, O, 2021
)
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"The ergosterol pathway is a prime antifungal target as it is required for fungal survival, yet is not involved in human homeostasis. "( Plant-derived isoquinoline alkaloids that target ergosterol biosynthesis discovered by using a novel antifungal screening tool.
Deyrup, ST; He, ZD; Liu, XB; Ng, TW; Qing, ZX; Song, X; Wong-Deyrup, SW; Zeng, JG; Zhang, HJ, 2021
)
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"Ergosterol is an economically important metabolite produced by yeast. "( [Improving ergosterol production from molasses by Saccharomyces cerevisiae].
Guo, X; He, X; Wang, S; Zhang, B, 2013
)
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"Ergosterol is a major cell wall component of fungi and has not been reported to be naturally found in plants."( In silico Identification of Ergosterol as a Novel Fungal Metabolite Enhancing RuBisCO Activity in Lycopersicum esculentum.
Mitra, J; Narad, P; Paul, PK; Sengupta, A; Sharma, PD, 2016
)
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"Ergosterol peroxide is a sterol particularly known as a major cytotoxic agent with a wide spectrum of biological activities produced by edible and medicinal mushrooms."( The Amoebicidal Effect of Ergosterol Peroxide Isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus.
Del Ángel-Piña, C; Meza-Menchaca, T; Suárez-Medellín, J; Trigos, Á, 2015
)
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"Ergosterol is a major and specific component of the fungal plasma membrane, and thus, the cytochrome P450 enzymes (Erg proteins) that catalyze ergosterol synthesis have been selected as valuable targets of azole antifungals. "( The Aspergillus fumigatus Damage Resistance Protein Family Coordinately Regulates Ergosterol Biosynthesis and Azole Susceptibility.
Han, G; Keller, NP; Lu, L; Sang, H; Song, J; Zhai, P; Zhang, C; Zhang, Y, 2016
)
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"Ergosterol is a plant sterol with anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic activities, but is poorly soluble. "( Ergosterol-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles with enhanced in vitro antitumor activity and oral bioavailability.
Cao, X; Firempong, CK; Tong, SS; Wang, MM; Wang, YW; Xu, WQ; Xu, XM; Yu, JN; Zhang, HY; Zhu, Y, 2016
)
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"Ergosterol is a sterol found ubiquitously in cell membranes of filamentous fungi. "( Application of a Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction sample preparation method with HPLC for soil fungal biomass determination in soils from a detrital manipulation study.
Beni, Á; Fekete, I; Kozma, J; Lajtha, K, 2017
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"Ergosterol homeostasis is a critical process for fungal cells. "( Cytoplasmic localization of sterol transcription factors Upc2p and Ecm22p in S. cerevisiae.
Leyde, S; Marie, C; White, TC, 2008
)
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"Ergosterol is a measure for fungal biomass. "( Modified microwave-assisted extraction of ergosterol for measuring fungal biomass in grain cultures.
Hall, C; Wolf-Hall, C; Zhang, H, 2008
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"Ergosterol (ERG) is a sterol produced by most fungi, but not by most plants. "( Single-laboratory validation of a method for ergosterol determination in cereals.
Bandoh, S; Goto, T; Miyagawa, H; Nakamura, S; Sato, T; Umeda, M, 2009
)
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"Ergosterol is a fungal metabolite with economic importance. "( [Regulation role of sterol C-24 methyltransferase and sterol C-8 isomerase in the ergosterol biosynthesis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae].
He, X; Li, W; Lu, Y; Wang, Z; Zhang, B; Zhang, Z, 2009
)
2.02
"Ergosterol is an important constituent of fungal membranes. "( Requirement for ergosterol in V-ATPase function underlies antifungal activity of azole drugs.
Gamarra, S; Garcia-Effron, G; Park, S; Perlin, DS; Rao, R; Zhang, YQ, 2010
)
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"Ergosterol is a principal sterol of fungi. "( [Enhanced ergosterol production by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1190 harboring Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene (vgb)].
Chen, GQ; Fan, N; Li, Y; Zhou, Q, 2004
)
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"Ergosterol is an essential component of yeast cells that maintains the integrity of the membrane. "( Effects of culture conditions on ergosterol biosynthesis by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Ago, M; Fujii, T; Iefuji, H; Iwashita, K; Mitsueda, S; Shobayashi, M, 2005
)
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"Ergosterol is an economically important metabolite produced by fungi. "( Ergosterol production from molasses by genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Guo, X; He, X; Liu, N; Zhang, B, 2007
)
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"Ergosterol is an evolutionary precursor of cholesterol and is the major sterol present in lower eukaryotes. "( Influence of cholesterol and ergosterol on membrane dynamics using different fluorescent reporter probes.
Chattopadhyay, A; Shrivastava, S, 2007
)
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"Ergosterol is considered to be a suitable indicator of mold infestation in barley and malt. "( Determination of ergosterol levels in barley and malt varieties in the Czech Republic via HPLC.
Gadas, D; Havel, J; Havlová, P; Jedlicková, L, 2008
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"Ergosterol is a major sterol component of fungal plasma membranes. "( The physiological roles of membrane ergosterol as revealed by the phenotypes of syr1/erg3 null mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Hemmi, K; Hirata, D; Julmanop, C; Miyakawa, T; Takemoto, JY; Tsuchiya, E, 1995
)
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"Ergosterol is a membrane component specific to fungi that can be used to estimate fungal biomass using appropriate factors of conversion. "( Effect of culture conditions on ergosterol as an indicator of biomass in the aquatic hyphomycetes.
Charcosset, JY; Chauvet, E, 2001
)
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"Ergosterol is an essential constituent of the fungal cytoplasmic membrane. "( Mode of action of clotrimazole: implications for therapy.
Haller, I, 1985
)
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Effects

Ergosterol peroxide (EP) has considerable potential effect against the proliferation of tumor cells. EP has been shown to exhibit anti-tumor, antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties.

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"Ergosterol peroxide (EP) has considerable potential effect against the proliferation of tumor cells. "( A sensitive, precise and rapid LC-MS/MS method for determination of ergosterol peroxide in Paecilomyces cicadae mycelium.
He, L; He, X; Liu, X; Shi, W; Xu, X; Zhang, Z, 2020
)
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"Ergosterol peroxide has been shown to exhibit anti-tumor, antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties. "( Ergosterol peroxide suppresses influenza A virus-induced pro-inflammatory response and apoptosis by blocking RIG-I signaling.
Feng, Q; Jiang, Z; Li, J; Liang, X; Pan, X; Xie, P; Yang, Z; Zhou, B, 2019
)
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"Ergosterol has also been suggested to play a role in this response."( Tolerance to Ultraviolet Radiation of Psychrotolerant Yeasts and Analysis of Their Carotenoid, Mycosporine, and Ergosterol Content.
Alcaíno, J; Baeza, M; Barahona, S; Carrasco, M; Cifuentes, V; Villarreal, P, 2016
)
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"Ergosterol has been shown to be required for endocytosis and homotypic vacuole fusion, providing a link between Mot3 and these processes."( Mot3 is a transcriptional repressor of ergosterol biosynthetic genes and is required for normal vacuolar function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Bard, M; Hongay, C; Jia, N; Winston, F, 2002
)
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Actions

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"Ergosterol plays an important role in maintaining cell membrane sterol homeostasis in fungi, and as such, it is considered an effective target in antifungal chemotherapy. "( Aspergillus fumigatus Mitochondrial Acetyl Coenzyme A Acetyltransferase as an Antifungal Target.
Fan, J; Fang, W; Jin, C; Lu, L; Wei, W; Zhang, Y, 2020
)
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Treatment

Treatment with ergosterol showed a strong inhibitory effect against 5% SS, 0.01% BHBN, 3% DL-tryptophan (Trp) or 2% butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)

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"Ergosterol pretreatment at doses of 25 and 50 mg/kg decreased LPS-induced lung histopathological changes, lung wet-to-dry weight ratio."( Effects of Ergosterol, Isolated from Scleroderma Polyrhizum Pers., on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Acute Lung Injury.
Li, AX; Wang, SM; Xu, LT; Zhang, SY, 2015
)
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"Treatment with ergosterol-specific amphotericin B does not."( Sterol targeting drugs reveal life cycle stage-specific differences in trypanosome lipid rafts.
Almeida, IC; Engman, DM; Epting, CL; Gazos-Lopes, F; Mamede, JI; Olson, CL; Sharma, AI, 2017
)
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"Treatment with ergosterol showed a strong inhibitory effect against 5% SS, 0.01% BHBN, 3% DL-tryptophan (Trp) or 2% butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA); ID50 was 1.4 microg/kg/d, 2.9 microg/kg/d, 11.6 microg/kg/d, and 11.7 microg/kg/d against SS, BHBN, Trp and BHA, respectively."( Antitumor promoting effect of an active component of Polyporus, ergosterol and related compounds on rat urinary bladder carcinogenesis in a short-term test with concanavalin A.
Sugiyama, K; Yazawa, Y; Yokota, M, 2000
)
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Toxicity

The toxic effects of the compound on the dermatophyte Microsporum cookei were completely reversed by adding ergosterol and oleic acid to the medium. Parietina showed similar toxic effects, expressed as ergosterols content.

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" The toxic effects of the compound on the dermatophyte Microsporum cookei were completely reversed by adding ergosterol and oleic acid to the medium."( Fungal toxicity of phosfon D and its reversion by lipids.
Dall'olio, G; Donini, A; Vannini, GL, 1978
)
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" 100-150 nm) were found to be more toxic than their large counterparts (e."( In-vivo studies of amphotericin B liposomes derived from proliposomes: effect of formulation on toxicity and tissue disposition of the drug in mice.
Cosgrove, RF; Green, AP; Liu, L; Payne, NI, 1987
)
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" Nephrotoxicity, the dose-limiting side effect of AMB, is almost abolished when the drug is utilized in a liposomal carrier."( Selective toxicity and enhanced therapeutic index of liposomal polyene antibiotics in systemic fungal infections.
Hopfer, R; Juliano, RL; Lopez-Berestein, G; Mehta, K; Mehta, R; Mills, K, 1985
)
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" Syringomycin was much more toxic to growing cells than to stationary-phase cells."( Protection by sterols against the cytotoxicity of syringomycin in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Julmanop, C; Miyakawa, T; Takano, Y; Takemoto, JY, 1993
)
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"We have developed a fluorescence method to examine how membrane sterol lateral organization affects the potency of antioxidants, and used this information to evaluate possible adverse effects of lipid-soluble antioxidants seen in recent clinical studies."( Sterol superlattice affects antioxidant potency and can be used to assess adverse effects of antioxidants.
Chong, PL; Olsher, M, 2008
)
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" In the present study, squalene production was achieved in a wild-type laboratory Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain by two safe chemical means using terbinafine (0."( Enhanced squalene production by wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains using safe chemical means.
Mantzouridou, F; Naziri, E; Tsimidou, MZ, 2011
)
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"A novel lipid formulation of Nystatin (NYT), Nystatin-Intralipid (NYT-IL), which was found to be more active and less toxic in vitro and in vivo, was developed in our laboratory."( Mechanism of activity and toxicity of Nystatin-Intralipid.
Berdicevsky, I; Kagan, S; Polacheck, I; Segal, E; Semis, R, 2013
)
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" A major interest into fungal steroid action has been provoked since research has proven that steroid hormones are toxic to fungi and affect the host/fungus relationship."( Steroid toxicity and detoxification in ascomycetous fungi.
Cvelbar, D; Kobal, K; Zakelj-Mavrič, M; Zigon, D; Zist, V, 2013
)
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" In addition, ergone also possesses a strong cytotoxic effect against HepG-2 cells showing low toxic level for CC-1 cells."( Cytotoxic effects of ergone, a compound isolated from Fulviformes fastuosus.
Adhikari, A; de Silva, ED; Fernando, D; Nanayakkara, C; Soysa, P; Wijesundera, R, 2016
)
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" parietina showed similar toxic effects, expressed as ergosterol content."( Toxicity of Diclofenac in the Fern Azolla filiculoides and the Lichen Xanthoria parietina.
Bačkor, M; Bačkorová, M; Loppi, S; Paoli, L; Vannini, A; Vichi, M, 2018
)
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" In vitro hemolytic studies and viability assays in kidney cells (HEK 293 cells) suggested that AmB in aggregated was state highly toxic but not AmB-OA."( Long chain fatty acid conjugation remarkably decreases the aggregation induced toxicity of Amphotericin B.
Jain, S; Prajapati, R; Sangamwar, AT; Thanki, K, 2018
)
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Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The pharmacokinetic and pharmacologic properties provide the basis of their activity and are related to their efficacy and safety in dermatophyte infections."( Pharmacokinetics and pharmacology of terbinafine and itraconazole.
Leyden, J, 1998
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" The developed method has been successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of the drug in SD rats."( A fast and sensitive HPLC-MS/MS analysis and preliminary pharmacokinetic characterization of ergone in rats.
Chao, X; Cheng, XL; Lin, RC; Sun, WJ; Zhang, Y; Zhao, Y; Zhao, YY, 2010
)
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" The method described herein had been successfully applied for the pharmacokinetic studies in male SD rats after administration of 20 mg/kg dose of solution of ergone."( Quantitative HPLC method and pharmacokinetic studies of ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one, a natural product with diuretic activity from Polyporus umbellatus.
Li, XY; Lin, RC; Qin, XY; Sun, WJ; Zhang, Y; Zhao, YY, 2010
)
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" The method was applied to the pharmacokinetic properties and elimination pathway of ergosterol in rats."( Pharmacokinetics of ergosterol in rats using rapid resolution liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization multi-stage tandem mass spectrometry and rapid resolution liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.
Cheng, XL; Ho, CC; Lin, RC; Liu, R; Sun, WJ; Wei, F; Yan, SH; Zhang, Y; Zhao, YY, 2011
)
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Compound-Compound Interactions

The aim of this work was to determine the effectiveness of externally added FAR in combination with fluconazole (FLC) on Candida albicans biofilm and on regulation of the ergosterol genes ERG20, ERG9, and ERG11.

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"The effect of withaferin A, a plant withanolide, alone or in combination with acute and fractionated radiotherapy and/or hyperthermia, was tested on two mouse tumors, B16F1 melanoma and fibrosarcoma, grown in C57BL and Swiss albino mice, respectively."( Radiosensitizing effect of withaferin A combined with hyperthermia on mouse fibrosarcoma and melanoma.
Kamath, R; Uma Devi, P, 2003
)
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" In order to understand the underlying mechanisms, we studied the effects of PLE alone and in combination with fluconazole (FLC) on the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway against both FLC-sensitive and FLC-resistant strains by analyzing the sterol content and the ergosterol pathway gene (ERG) expression."( The effect of plagiochin E alone and in combination with fluconazole on the ergosterol biosynthesis of Candida albicans.
Cheng, AX; Lou, HX; Lv, BB; Sun, LM; Wu, XZ, 2009
)
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" To recapitulate a clinical context where Hsp90 or calcineurin inhibitors could be utilized in combination with azoles to render resistant pathogens responsive to treatment, the evolution experiment was initiated with strains that are resistant to azoles in a manner that depends on Hsp90 and calcineurin."( Genetic and genomic architecture of the evolution of resistance to antifungal drug combinations.
Ammar, R; Cowen, LE; Hill, JA; Nislow, C; Torti, D, 2013
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"To investigate the effects of ethyl acetate extract of Huanglian Jiedu decoction (EAHD) , alone and in combination with fluconazole (FLZ) on FLZ-resistant Candida albicans."( [Effect of Huanglian Jiedu decoction in combination with fluconazole on ergosterol of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans].
Lu, KQ; Shao, J; Shi, GX; Wang, CZ; Wang, TM; Yan, YY; Zhang, MX, 2015
)
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" albicans were determined by CLSI M27-A3 microdilution method, and the synergy of EAHD combined with FLZ were examined by the checkerboard microdilution assay."( [Effect of Huanglian Jiedu decoction in combination with fluconazole on ergosterol of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans].
Lu, KQ; Shao, J; Shi, GX; Wang, CZ; Wang, TM; Yan, YY; Zhang, MX, 2015
)
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"This study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity of Rubus chingii extract in combination with fluconazole (FLC) against FLC-resistant Candida albicans 100 in vitro."( Antifungal activity of Rubus chingii extract combined with fluconazole against fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans.
Cao, YB; Chen, J; Han, B; Jiang, YY; Yu, YQ, 2016
)
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" The aim of this work was to determine the effectiveness of externally added FAR in combination with fluconazole (FLC) on Candida albicans biofilm and on regulation of the ergosterol genes ERG20, ERG9, and ERG11."( The impact of farnesol in combination with fluconazole on Candida albicans biofilm: regulation of ERG20, ERG9, and ERG11 genes.
Bujdáková, H; Černáková, L; Dižová, S, 2018
)
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Bioavailability

ergosterol could be used as a substitute for cholesterol and bile salt derivatives in liposomes to enhance oral bioavailability of insulin.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Reduced bioavailability resulting from binding by serum may at least partly account for the low efficacy of terbinafine in experimental models of systemic infection, in contrast to its high efficacy in infections of the skin, nails and hair."( Interaction of terbinafine with human serum and serum proteins.
Frank, I; Ryder, NS, 1992
)
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" Although the mechanism of action markedly influences the clinical efficacy of an antifungal agents, in vitro and in vivo antimycotic profiles and bioavailability factors such as drug access to the stratum corneum also contribute to the effectiveness of antifungal agents."( Mechanisms of action of systemic antifungal agents.
Elewski, BE, 1993
)
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" edodes, indicating that mycelium extension is related to the bioavailability of nitrogen."( Effect of cereal brans on Lentinula edodes growth and enzyme activities during cultivation on forestry waste.
Machuca, A; Milagres, AM; Silva, EM, 2005
)
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"A method has been optimized for the conversion of ergosterol in mushrooms to vitamin D2, and the vitamin D-enriched mushrooms have been tested for bioavailability of vitamin D2 using a rat model."( Vitamin D2 from irradiated mushrooms significantly increases femur bone mineral density in rats.
Barlow, PJ; Jasinghe, VJ; Perera, CO, 2006
)
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" The present study evaluated the effects UV-C irradiation on vitamin D2 formation and its bioavailability in rats."( Vitamin D2 formation and bioavailability from Agaricus bisporus button mushrooms treated with ultraviolet irradiation.
Cho, KY; Jeong, SC; Koyyalamudi, SR; Pang, G; Song, CH, 2009
)
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" It was concluded that ergosterol could be used as a substitute for cholesterol and bile salt derivatives in liposomes to enhance oral bioavailability of insulin."( Liposomes containing cholesterol analogues of botanical origin as drug delivery systems to enhance the oral absorption of insulin.
Chen, D; Cui, M; Hovgaard, L; Lu, Y; Qi, J; Wu, W, 2015
)
0.73
" In this study, we attempted to enhance its anti-tumor action and oral bioavailability via poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticle encapsulation."( Ergosterol-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles with enhanced in vitro antitumor activity and oral bioavailability.
Cao, X; Firempong, CK; Tong, SS; Wang, MM; Wang, YW; Xu, WQ; Xu, XM; Yu, JN; Zhang, HY; Zhu, Y, 2016
)
1.88
"9-fold increase of oral bioavailability compared with the free ergosterol."( Ergosterol-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles with enhanced in vitro antitumor activity and oral bioavailability.
Cao, X; Firempong, CK; Tong, SS; Wang, MM; Wang, YW; Xu, WQ; Xu, XM; Yu, JN; Zhang, HY; Zhu, Y, 2016
)
2.12
"The ATP-binding cassette transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is known to limit both brain penetration and oral bioavailability of many chemotherapy drugs."( A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
Ambudkar, SV; Brimacombe, KR; Chen, L; Gottesman, MM; Guha, R; Hall, MD; Klumpp-Thomas, C; Lee, OW; Lee, TD; Lusvarghi, S; Robey, RW; Shen, M; Tebase, BG, 2019
)
0.51
" We aim to prepare ergosterol-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (ERG-NLCs) to enhance the solubility and oral bioavailability of ergosterol."( Preparation of Ergosterol-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Enhancing Oral Bioavailability and Antidiabetic Nephropathy Effects.
Dong, Z; Iqbal, S; Zhao, Z, 2020
)
1.24
" Thereby, fungal ergosterol levels are tightly controlled by the bioavailability of particular metabolites (e."( Regulation of Ergosterol Biosynthesis in
Jordá, T; Puig, S, 2020
)
1.26
"After oral bioavailability (OB) and drug-likeness (DL) screening, 15 small molecules were identified as the potential ingredients against PLC."( Exploration of the Potential Mechanism of Calculus Bovis in Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer by Network Pharmacology.
Chen, S; Deng, T; Gao, W; Tian, X; Wu, R; Zeng, P; Zhang, Z, 2021
)
0.62
" Recent studies in humans focused on the bioavailability of vitamin D2 from mushrooms."( Vitamins D and D2 in Cultivated Mushrooms under Ultraviolet Irradiation and Their Bioavailability in Humans: A Mini-Review.
Cheung, PCK; Leung, MF, 2021
)
0.62
" Given that ergosterol biosynthesis depends on iron as an essential cofactor, in this report, we used the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to investigate how iron bioavailability influences Erg1 expression and terbinafine susceptibility."( Modulation of yeast Erg1 expression and terbinafine susceptibility by iron bioavailability.
Jordá, T; Martínez-Martín, A; Martínez-Pastor, MT; Puig, S, 2022
)
1.1

Dosage Studied

ergosterol can be tested in any naturally contaminated samples (limit of detection: 1 ppm) Fusalanipyrone exhibits a two order of magnitude higher EC50 value than ergosterols.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Dose-response curves have been obtained with cholesterol- and ergosterol-containing egg yolk phosphatidylcholine large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs), human erythrocytes, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells."( One-sided action of amphotericin B on cholesterol-containing membranes is determined by its self-association in the medium.
Bolard, J; Cybulska, B; Heitz, F; Legrand, P, 1991
)
0.52
" Tissue accumulation studies of amphotericin B after repeat dosing may be a useful adjunct to formulation development."( In-vivo studies of amphotericin B liposomes derived from proliposomes: effect of formulation on toxicity and tissue disposition of the drug in mice.
Cosgrove, RF; Green, AP; Liu, L; Payne, NI, 1987
)
0.27
" In contrast, when a similar experiment was performed in bobwhite quail dosed with 12 mg/kg malathion following EBIF treatment, significant BChE inhibition was observed following treatment with vinclozolin or ketoconazole, but not with propiconazole or clotrimazole."( Toxic interactions between fungicides that inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis and phosphorothioate insecticides in the male rat and bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus).
Badger, TM; Ronis, MJ, 1995
)
0.54
" Difference spectra, calculated by substracting the curve recorded in cells exposed to near-UV from the curve of unexposed cells, decreased with increasing dosage over a broad band with peaks at 272, 282 and 295 nm and a shoulder at 265 nm."( Near-UV-induced absorbance change and photochemical decomposition of ergosterol in the plasma membrane of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Arami, SI; Hada, M; Tada, M, 1997
)
0.53
" The Vmax for ATPase activity decreased markedly with increasing near-UV dosage while the Km value remained constant."( Reduction of ATPase activity accompanied by photodecomposition of ergosterol by near-UV irradiation in plasma membranes prepared from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Arami, SI; Hada, M; Tada, M, 1997
)
0.53
" Such a dosage allows ergosterol testing in any naturally contaminated samples (limit of detection: 1 ppm of ergosterol) and gives results in close agreement with high-pressure liquid chromatography determination."( Evaluation of a fluorodensitometric method for analysis of ergosterol as a fungal marker in compound feeds.
Bailly, JD; Benard, G; Le Bars, J; Le Bars, P; Pietri, A, 1999
)
0.86
" Southern analysis showed that pML48 had been incorporated by a homologous recombination event, and all high producers possessed two copies of each of the seven genes, mlcA- mlcF and mlcR, suggesting that increased dosage of the biosynthetic gene cluster was responsible for the enhanced production of ML-236B."( Effect of increased dosage of the ML-236B (compactin) biosynthetic gene cluster on ML-236B production in Penicillium citrinum.
Abe, Y; Hosobuchi, M; Iwamoto, K; Mizuno, T; Ono, C; Suzuki, T; Yoshikawa, H, 2002
)
0.31
" Dose-response studies demonstrate that 25D3 and 1,25D3 are approximately equipotent in stimulating ORCC rapid responses, whereas 1 nm 1,25D3 was 1000-fold more potent than 25D3 and CM in stimulating gene expression."( Vitamin D receptor (VDR) regulation of voltage-gated chloride channels by ligands preferring a VDR-alternative pocket (VDR-AP).
Barrientos-Duran, A; Chen, N; Henry, HL; Menegaz, D; Mizwicki, MT; Norman, AW, 2011
)
0.37
" The antiestrogenic activity was evaluated by performing dose-response experiments in ER(+) MCF-7 breast cancer cells."( Synthesis and biological evaluation of salpichrolide analogs as antiestrogenic agents.
Alvarez, LD; Burton, G; Gargiulo, L; Lüthy, I; Rivero, EM; Sonego, JM; Veleiro, AS, 2014
)
0.4
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Roles (2)

RoleDescription
fungal metaboliteAny eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metaboliteAny fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
[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 (4)

ClassDescription
phytosterolsSterols similar to cholesterol which occur in plants and vary only in carbon side chains and/or presence or absence of a double bond.
3beta-sterolA sterol in which the hydroxy group at position 3 has beta- configuration.
ergostanoid
3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroidAny 3beta-hydroxy-steroid that contains a double bond between positions 5 and 6.
[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]

Pathways (12)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
sterol:steryl ester interconversion (yeast)09
Ergosterol biosynthesis332
superpathway of geranylgeranyldiphosphate biosynthesis I (via mevalonate)3633
mevalonate pathway I2431
superpathway of ergosterol biosynthesis II135
superpathway of ergosterol biosynthesis I2156
ergosterol biosynthesis I514
ergosterol biosynthesis II116
sterol:steryl ester interconversion (yeast)513
superpathway of ergosterol biosynthesis2256
sterol:steryl ester interconversion513
ergosterol biosynthesis514
superpathway of sterol biosynthesis050
Biochemical pathways: part I0466

Protein Targets (1)

Inhibition Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverageMin (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Nitric oxide synthase, inducibleMus musculus (house mouse)IC50 (µMol)30.60000.00103.39119.6000AID552870
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Bioassays (96)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID1296008Cytotoxic Profiling of Annotated Libraries Using Quantitative High-Throughput Screening2020SLAS discovery : advancing life sciences R & D, 01, Volume: 25, Issue:1
Cytotoxic Profiling of Annotated and Diverse Chemical Libraries Using Quantitative High-Throughput Screening.
AID1347160Primary screen NINDS Rhodamine qHTS for Zika virus inhibitors2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 12-08, Volume: 117, Issue:49
Therapeutic candidates for the Zika virus identified by a high-throughput screen for Zika protease inhibitors.
AID1347159Primary screen GU Rhodamine qHTS for Zika virus inhibitors: Unlinked NS2B-NS3 protease assay2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 12-08, Volume: 117, Issue:49
Therapeutic candidates for the Zika virus identified by a high-throughput screen for Zika protease inhibitors.
AID1346987P-glycoprotein substrates identified in KB-8-5-11 adenocarcinoma cell line, qHTS therapeutic library screen2019Molecular pharmacology, 11, Volume: 96, Issue:5
A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
AID1346986P-glycoprotein substrates identified in KB-3-1 adenocarcinoma cell line, qHTS therapeutic library screen2019Molecular pharmacology, 11, Volume: 96, Issue:5
A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
AID1708390Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as tumor growth inhibition at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708422Binding affinity to heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein isoform 1 in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID624606Specific activity of expressed human recombinant UGT1A12000Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology, , Volume: 40Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases: metabolism, expression, and disease.
AID1733310Antiproliferative activity against human A549 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability measured after 72 hrs by sulforhodamine B assay2021Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 05-01, Volume: 39Evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of 106 marine microbial metabolites against human lung cancer cells and potential antiproliferative mechanism of purpuride G.
AID977602Inhibition of sodium fluorescein uptake in OATP1B3-transfected CHO cells at an equimolar substrate-inhibitor concentration of 10 uM2013Molecular pharmacology, Jun, Volume: 83, Issue:6
Structure-based identification of OATP1B1/3 inhibitors.
AID552869Inhibition of NOX in fMLP-induced PMN cells assessed as NO production2011Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-01, Volume: 19, Issue:1
Biologically active constituents from the fruiting body of Taiwanofungus camphoratus.
AID1810242Effect on mouse GABA receptor expressed in mouse non-peptidergic nociceptive DRG neurons at 10 uM
AID736896Cytotoxicity against LPS-stimulated mouse RAW264.7 cells assessed as cell viability at 50 uM after 24 hrs by MTT assay2013Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Mar-01, Volume: 23, Issue:5
Inhibitory effect on NO production of triterpenes from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum.
AID1708396Toxicity in human H22 cells xenografted KM mouse assessed as net weight at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 9.45 +/- 4 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887283Antimicrobial activity against Penicillium notatum JP36 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1887274Antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis 6633 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1866824Antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 measured after 18 hrs by microdilution method2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID1708429Binding affinity to tropomyosin alpha-1 chain isoform 1 in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID550015Antiinflammatory activity in mouse BV2 cells assessed as inhibition of LPS-induced iNOS-dependent nitrite production after 24 hrs by Griess method2010Journal of natural products, Nov-29, Volume: 73, Issue:11
Camphoratins A-J, potent cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory triterpenoids from the fruiting body of Taiwanofungus camphoratus.
AID1887279Antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus 134/94 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1708427Binding affinity to GAPDH in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708382Toxicity in human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted BALB/c mouse assessed as survival rate at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 100%)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708374Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as lung weight at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days measured post last dose (Rvb = 0.13 +/- 0.03 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID592503Antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli K-12 by microtiter plate assay2011Journal of natural products, Mar-25, Volume: 74, Issue:3
Diversonol and blennolide derivatives from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia sp.: absolute configuration of diversonol.
AID554939Increase in ABC1 mRNA expression in Candida krusei B2402 after 60 mins by hot-phenol extraction based Northern blotting2009Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Feb, Volume: 53, Issue:2
Abc1p is a multidrug efflux transporter that tips the balance in favor of innate azole resistance in Candida krusei.
AID552870Inhibition of iNOS in mouse BV2 microglial cells assessed as NO production2011Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-01, Volume: 19, Issue:1
Biologically active constituents from the fruiting body of Taiwanofungus camphoratus.
AID1708393Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as liver weight at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days measured post last dose (Rvb = 1.57 +/- 0.3 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1866816Cytotoxicity against human COLO 320 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability measured after 24 hrs by MTT assay2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID606223Antifungal activity against Candida albicans SC5314 at 100 ug/mL after 16 hrs by broth microdilution method2011Journal of natural products, May-27, Volume: 74, Issue:5
Isolation and structural elucidation of proline-containing cyclopentapeptides from an endolichenic Xylaria sp.
AID554938Increase in ERG11 mRNA expression in Candida krusei B2401 after 60 mins by hot-phenol extraction based Northern blotting2009Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Feb, Volume: 53, Issue:2
Abc1p is a multidrug efflux transporter that tips the balance in favor of innate azole resistance in Candida krusei.
AID1708376Toxicity in human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted BALB/c mouse assessed as net weight at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 1.16 +/- 1.55 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1090673Inhibition of ATP sythesis in freshly lysed Spinacia oleracea (spinach) chloroplasts2007Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, May-16, Volume: 55, Issue:10
Inhibition of photophosphorylation and electron transport chain in thylakoids by lasiodiplodin, a natural product from Botryosphaeria rhodina.
AID1708369Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as tumor growth inhibition at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1810243Effect on mouse GABA receptor expressed in mouse C-low-threshold mechanoreceptors DRG neurons at 10 uM
AID1708428Binding affinity to dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 2 isoform 1 in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID550016Antiinflammatory activity in mouse BV2 cells assessed as inhibition of NOX-dependent ROS production up to 50 uM2010Journal of natural products, Nov-29, Volume: 73, Issue:11
Camphoratins A-J, potent cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory triterpenoids from the fruiting body of Taiwanofungus camphoratus.
AID652956Inhibition of NGF-mediated neurite outgrowth in rat PC12 cells after 24 hrs by light microscopy2012Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Apr-01, Volume: 22, Issue:7
Scabronine M, a novel inhibitor of NGF-induced neurite outgrowth from PC12 cells from the fungus Sarcodon scabrosus.
AID592504Antibacterial activity against Bacillus megaterium by microtiter plate assay2011Journal of natural products, Mar-25, Volume: 74, Issue:3
Diversonol and blennolide derivatives from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia sp.: absolute configuration of diversonol.
AID1708377Toxicity in human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted BALB/c mouse assessed as net weight at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 1.16 +/- 1.55 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1635216Cytotoxicity against mouse L5178Y cells by MTT assay2016Journal of natural products, Apr-22, Volume: 79, Issue:4
Metabolites from the Fungal Endophyte Aspergillus austroafricanus in Axenic Culture and in Fungal-Bacterial Mixed Cultures.
AID1866820Inhibition of P-gp-mediated rhodamine-123 efflux in human COLO 320 cells assessed as fluorescence activity ratio at 2 uM preincubated for 10 mins followed by rhodamine-123 addition and measured after 20 mins by flow cytometry (Rvb = 0.828 No_unit)2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID1635218Antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv by broth microdilution method2016Journal of natural products, Apr-22, Volume: 79, Issue:4
Metabolites from the Fungal Endophyte Aspergillus austroafricanus in Axenic Culture and in Fungal-Bacterial Mixed Cultures.
AID736897Cytotoxicity against mouse RAW264.7 cells assessed as cell viability at 50 uM after 24 hrs by MTT assay2013Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Mar-01, Volume: 23, Issue:5
Inhibitory effect on NO production of triterpenes from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum.
AID1708386Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as tumor weight at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 0.55 +/- 0.57 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887282Antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans at 0.5 mg/ml assessed as inhibition zone by broth dilution method
AID1708384Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as tumor weight at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 0.55 +/- 0.57 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887275Antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus SG511 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1866822Antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 measured after 18 hrs by microdilution method2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID1708368Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as tumor growth inhibition at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1810244Effect on mouse GABA receptor expressed in mouse DRG neurons at 10 uM using cold thermosensors
AID1866817Cytotoxicity against human MRC5 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability measured after 24 hrs by MTT assay2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID1708401Toxicity in human H22 cells xenografted KM mouse assessed as survival rate at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708423Binding affinity to tropomyosin alpha-4 chain isoform 1 in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887277Antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa K799/61 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1708397Toxicity in human H22 cells xenografted KM mouse assessed as net weight at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 9.45 +/- 4 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708424Binding affinity to 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887281Antimicrobial activity against Sporobolomyces salmonicolor 549 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1887280Antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium vaccae 10670 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1708392Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as liver weight at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days measured post last dose (Rvb = 1.57 +/- 0.3 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708402Toxicity in human H22 cells xenografted KM mouse assessed as survival rate at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708380Toxicity in human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted BALB/c mouse assessed as survival rate at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 100%)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708426Binding affinity to delta(3,5)-delta(2,4)-dienoyl-CoA isomerase, mitochondrial in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1866823Antibacterial activity against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ATCC 25922 measured after 18 hrs by microdilution method2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID977599Inhibition of sodium fluorescein uptake in OATP1B1-transfected CHO cells at an equimolar substrate-inhibitor concentration of 10 uM2013Molecular pharmacology, Jun, Volume: 83, Issue:6
Structure-based identification of OATP1B1/3 inhibitors.
AID1708370Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as tumor growth inhibition at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887278Antimicrobial activity against Enterococcus faecalis 1528 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID592502Antibacterial activity against Legionella pneumophila Corby by microtiter plate assay2011Journal of natural products, Mar-25, Volume: 74, Issue:3
Diversonol and blennolide derivatives from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia sp.: absolute configuration of diversonol.
AID1866821Inhibition of P-gp in human COLO 320 cells assessed as potentiation of doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity by measuring combination index measured after 72 hrs by checkerboard assay2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID1733337Antiproliferative activity against human NCI-H157 cells assessed as cell viability at 50 uM measured after 72 hrs by sulforhodamine B assay2021Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 05-01, Volume: 39Evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of 106 marine microbial metabolites against human lung cancer cells and potential antiproliferative mechanism of purpuride G.
AID1866825Antibacterial activity against methicillin and ofloxacin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 272123 measured after 18 hrs by microdilution method2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
AID1810241Effect on mouse GABA receptor expressed in mouse peptidergic nociceptive DRG neurons at 10 uM
AID1708362Antiproliferative activity against human A549 cells assessed as inhibition of cell growth at 12.5 ug/ml measured after 48 hrs by real-time cell analysis relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708363Antiproliferative activity against human HepG2 cells assessed as inhibition of cell growth at 12.5 ug/ml measured after 48 hrs by real-time cell analysis relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708364Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as tumor weight at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 1.68 +/- 0.78 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708381Toxicity in human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted BALB/c mouse assessed as survival rate at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 100%)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708425Binding affinity to heat shock 70 kDa protein 1A/1B in human A549 cells by LC-MS/MS analysis2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1733309Antiproliferative activity against human NCI-H157 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability measured after 72 hrs by sulforhodamine B assay2021Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 05-01, Volume: 39Evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of 106 marine microbial metabolites against human lung cancer cells and potential antiproliferative mechanism of purpuride G.
AID1708365Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as tumor weight at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 1.68 +/- 0.78 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID606225Antifungal activity against Candida albicans SC5314 at 100 ug/mL after 16 hrs by CLSI M-27A broth microdilution method in presence of 0.004 ug/mL ketoconazole relative to compound alone2011Journal of natural products, May-27, Volume: 74, Issue:5
Isolation and structural elucidation of proline-containing cyclopentapeptides from an endolichenic Xylaria sp.
AID1708366Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as tumor weight at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 1.68 +/- 0.78 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708388Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as tumor growth inhibition at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1887276Antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli SG458 assessed as inhibition zone at 0.5 mg/ml by broth dilution method
AID1708394Antitumor activity against human H22 cells xenografted in KM mouse assessed as liver weight at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days measured post last dose (Rvb = 1.57 +/- 0.3 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1733336Antiproliferative activity against human A549 cells assessed as cell viability at 50 uM measured after 72 hrs by sulforhodamine B assay2021Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 05-01, Volume: 39Evaluation of the antiproliferative activity of 106 marine microbial metabolites against human lung cancer cells and potential antiproliferative mechanism of purpuride G.
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AID1708372Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as lung weight at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days measured post last dose (Rvb = 0.13 +/- 0.03 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708400Toxicity in human H22 cells xenografted KM mouse assessed as survival rate at 240 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days relative to control2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1708373Antitumor activity against human Lewis lung cancer cells xenografted in BALB/c mouse assessed as lung weight at 80 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days measured post last dose (Rvb = 0.13 +/- 0.03 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID550017Antiinflammatory activity in human PMNC cells assessed as inhibition of fMLP-induced NOX-dependent ROS production up to 50 uM2010Journal of natural products, Nov-29, Volume: 73, Issue:11
Camphoratins A-J, potent cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory triterpenoids from the fruiting body of Taiwanofungus camphoratus.
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AID1866815Cytotoxicity against human COLO 205 cells assessed as reduction in cell viability measured after 24 hrs by MTT assay2022Journal of natural products, 04-22, Volume: 85, Issue:4
Triterpenes from
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AID552868Inhibition of mouse NOX activity in NADPH-induced mouse BV2 microglial cells assessed as NO production2011Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Jan-01, Volume: 19, Issue:1
Biologically active constituents from the fruiting body of Taiwanofungus camphoratus.
AID592501Antifungal activity against Microbotryum violaceum assessed as zone of inhibition measured as radius at 50 ug by agar diffusion assay2011Journal of natural products, Mar-25, Volume: 74, Issue:3
Diversonol and blennolide derivatives from the endophytic fungus Microdiplodia sp.: absolute configuration of diversonol.
AID1708398Toxicity in human H22 cells xenografted KM mouse assessed as net weight at 27 mg/kg, ig administered every day for 10 days (Rvb = 9.45 +/- 4 g)2021European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb-15, Volume: 212Large-scale isolation and antitumor mechanism evaluation of compounds from the traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps Militaris.
AID1159550Human Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) Inhibitor Screening2015Nature cell biology, Nov, Volume: 17, Issue:11
6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase links oxidative PPP, lipogenesis and tumour growth by inhibiting LKB1-AMPK signalling.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (2,828)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990484 (17.11)18.7374
1990's321 (11.35)18.2507
2000's763 (26.98)29.6817
2010's935 (33.06)24.3611
2020's325 (11.49)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 68.33

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 very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index68.33 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.98 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.75 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index121.61 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (68.33)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials1 (0.03%)5.53%
Reviews128 (4.38%)6.00%
Case Studies2 (0.07%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other2,793 (95.52%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]