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glaucarubin

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Description

Glaucarubin: (1 beta,2 alpha,11 beta,12 alpha,15 beta(S))-11,20-Epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-15-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)picras-3-en-16-one. A quassinoid (Simaroubolide) from Simaruba glauca, a tropical shrub. It has been used as an antiamebic agent and is found to be cytotoxic. It may be of use in cancer chemotherapy. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID90469735
CHEMBL ID3989626
MeSH IDM0009259

Synonyms (2)

Synonym
glaucarubin
CHEMBL3989626

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"008 microgram/ml for bruceantin, the most cytotoxic of the compounds tested to greater than 5 micrograms/ml for bruceolide, the least toxic tested."( In vitro cytotoxicity of a series of quassinoids from Brucea javanica fruits against KB cells.
Anderson, MM; O'Neill, MJ; Phillipson, JD; Warhurst, DC, 1991
)
0.28

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" These results demonstrated the importance of the effects of liver dysfunction on drug disposition and showed that the dosage should be reduced in patients with hepatic dysfunction."( Clinical pharmacology of bruceantin by radioimmunoassay.
Bedikian, A; Benjamin, RS; Bodey, GP; Brown, NS; Fong, KL; Ho, DH; Kramer, W; Wiseman, CL; Yap, BS, 1982
)
0.26
" Complete dose-response curves were generated and IC(50) values were calculated for these active extracts against four cell lines HCT-8, MDA-MB-435, SF-295 and HL-60 (leukemia), and their direct cytotoxic effects were determined."( Cytotoxic activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants used in traditional medicine against cancer cell lines.
Costa-Lotufo, LV; de Mesquita, ML; de Moraes, MO; de Paula, JE; Espindola, LS; Grougnet, R; Michel, S; Pessoa, C; Tillequin, F, 2009
)
0.35
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Bioassays (3)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID724094Cytotoxicity against human Hep3B cells measured after 48 hrs by MTT assay2013Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 23, Issue:3
Cytotoxic quassinoids from Ailanthus altissima.
AID724093Cytotoxicity against human adriamycin-resistant HepG2 cells measured after 48 hrs by MTT assay2013Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 23, Issue:3
Cytotoxic quassinoids from Ailanthus altissima.
AID724095Cytotoxicity against human HepG2 cells measured after 48 hrs by MTT assay2013Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Feb-01, Volume: 23, Issue:3
Cytotoxic quassinoids from Ailanthus altissima.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (104)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199053 (50.96)18.7374
1990's35 (33.65)18.2507
2000's8 (7.69)29.6817
2010's7 (6.73)24.3611
2020's1 (0.96)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews3 (2.36%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other124 (97.64%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]