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nitidine

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Description

nitidine: RN given refers to parent cpd; synonym NSC 146397 refers to chloride; structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID4501
CHEMBL ID176008
CHEBI ID7578
SCHEMBL ID8014101
MeSH IDM0061508

Synonyms (30)

Synonym
NCIMECH_000542 ,
nsc 146397
NEURO_000081 ,
2,3-dimethoxy-12-methyl-[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridin-12-ium
(1,3)benzodioxolo(5,6-c)phenanthridinium, 2,3-dimethoxy-12-methyl-
2,3-dimethoxy-12-methyl-9h-phenanthridino[4',3'-2,1]benzo[4,5-d]1,3-dioxolane
nitidine
6872-57-7
C09595
NCI60_000995
AC1L1IB4 ,
bdbm50017566
chebi:7578 ,
CHEMBL176008
CCG-35985
933301178z ,
unii-933301178z
FT-0686666
AKOS015904022
nitidine cation
nitidine ion
nitidin
DTXSID60218846
SCHEMBL8014101
AC-34413
[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridinium, 2,3-dimethoxy-12-methyl-
Q15425772
NCGC00482764-03
[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]phenanthridinium,2,3-dimethoxy-12-methyl-
E80662

Research Excerpts

Overview

Nitidine is a bioactive plant benzophenanthridine alkaloid isolated from the root of Zanthoxylum nitidum. Nitidine chloride (NC) is a natural bioactive phytochemical alkaloids that has displayed anticancer activity in various types of cancer.

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"Nitidine chloride (NC) is a standard active component from the traditional Chinese medicine Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. "( Nitidine chloride induces cardiac hypertrophy in mice by targeting autophagy-related 4B cysteine peptidase.
Cui, H; Feng, J; Hong, Y; Jiang, LT; Kopylov, P; Li, Y; Liu, H; Lou, H; Wang, L; Wang, Q; Xie, MZ; Xu, HH; Xu, RC; Xu, WQ; Zhang, Y, 2023
)
3.8
"Nitidine is a bioactive plant benzophenanthridine alkaloid isolated from the root of Zanthoxylum nitidum. "( Diverse Therapeutic Potential of Nitidine, A Comprehensive Review.
Hadda, TB; Khan, H; Touzani, R, 2018
)
2.2
"Nitidine chloride (NC) is a pharmacologically active alkaloid with polyaromatic hydrocarbon found in the roots of"( Nitidine Chloride-Induced CYP1 Enzyme Inhibition and Alteration of Estradiol Metabolism.
Li, Y; Lin, H; Mao, X; Peng, Y; Wang, J; Wang, Q; Yang, L; Zheng, J, 2019
)
2.68
"Nitidine chloride (NC) is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid that has been reported as an antitumor agent due to its its inhibitory effects on topoisomerase I."( Nitidine chloride inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell growth in vivo through the suppression of the JAK1/STAT3 signaling pathway.
Cai, QY; Liao, J; Lin, JM; Peng, J; Xu, T; Yu, DB; Zheng, JX, 2013
)
2.55
"Nitidine chloride (NC) is a natural bioactive alkaloid that has recently been reported to have diverse anticancer properties."( Nitidine chloride induces apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and synergistic cytotoxicity with doxorubicin in breast cancer cells.
Cai, C; Cun, J; Li, Y; Lv, S; Sun, M; Wang, X; Yang, Q; Zhang, N, 2014
)
2.57
"Nitidine chloride (NC) is a natural bioactive phytochemical alkaloid that has displayed anticancer activity in various types of cancer. "( Nitidine chloride inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells by suppressing the ERK signaling pathway.
Hu, S; Jiang, L; Liu, H; Liu, T; Sui, M; Wang, F; Wang, X; Wu, G; Zhai, H; Zhang, Y, 2016
)
3.32
"Nitidine is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid, which has been shown to have anti-tumor properties. "( Nitidine Chloride inhibits breast cancer cells migration and invasion by suppressing c-Src/FAK associated signaling pathway.
Du, B; Han, H; Li, R; Li, Z; Liu, J; Liu, M; Pan, X; Qian, M; Wang, L; Yang, L; Zhao, Q, 2011
)
3.25

Effects

Nitidine chloride (NC) has been demonstrated to have an anticancer effect in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Nitidine chloride has obvious therapeutic effects on DSS induced mouse colitis, and its anti-inflammatory mechanism is related to the down-regulation of miR-31 expression.

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"Nitidine chloride (NC) has been demonstrated to have an anticancer effect in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). "( High throughput circRNA sequencing analysis reveals novel insights into the mechanism of nitidine chloride against hepatocellular carcinoma.
Chen, G; Dang, YW; Feng, ZB; Fu, HX; He, RQ; Lai, ZF; Liu, LM; Luo, DZ; Qin, Y; Wu, HY; Xiong, DD, 2019
)
2.18
"Nitidine chloride has obvious therapeutic effects on DSS induced mouse colitis, and its anti-inflammatory mechanism is related to the down-regulation of miR-31 expression."( Effects of nitidine chloride on ulcerative colitis in mice and its mechanism
Cui, XL; Liu, KL; Liu, X; Wang, CF; Wu, YL, 2019
)
2.35
"Nitidine chloride (NC) has displayed anti-tumor effects in various types of cancer. "( Nitidine chloride efficiently induces autophagy and apoptosis in melanoma cells via AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway.
Hu, M; Huang, X; Li, K; Luo, F; Zhu, H, 2020
)
3.44
"Nitidine chloride (NC) has been reported to exert its anti-tumor activity in various types of human cancers. "( Nitidine chloride inhibited the expression of S phase kinase-associated protein 2 in ovarian cancer cells.
Guo, P; Jiang, J; Li, X; Mou, H; Wang, L; Wang, Q; Yuan, Z; Zhang, C, 2017
)
3.34
"Nitidine Chloride (NC) has been shown to have anti-cancer effects on various tumors. "( Nitidine chloride inhibits renal cancer cell metastasis via suppressing AKT signaling pathway.
Fang, Z; Guo, Z; Jiao, W; Liu, Z; Shi, B; Tang, Y; Wang, W; Xing, Z; Xu, Z, 2013
)
3.28
"Nitidine chloride (NC) has been demonstrated to exert anti-tumor effects on various types of tumor. "( Nitidine chloride inhibits ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion by suppressing MMP-2/9 production via the ERK signaling pathway.
Chen, Y; Li, B; Lin, L; Liu, R; Liu, T; Mou, K; Song, H; Sun, X; Wang, Z; Xu, J, 2016
)
3.32

Actions

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"Nitidine chloride can inhibit the proliferation of osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 by inducing cell apoptosis, the mechanism of which might be related with the activation of the caspase-dependent pathway."( [Nitidine chloride-induced apoptosis of human osteosarcoma cells and its mechanism].
Li, ZX; Xu, Q; Ye, ZM, 2011
)
2.72

Treatment

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"Nitidine chloride treatment for 48 consecutive hours exhibited a timedependent and dose-dependent growth inhibition activity against AML cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. "( Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis Induction Activity of Nitidine Chloride on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells.
Dong, X; Ji, C; Ji, M; Li, P; Li, W; Li, Z; Liu, Z; Ma, D; Qiu, Y; Wang, H; Wang, XL; Yan, S; Ye, J; Zhang, J, 2018
)
2.17

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Both compounds have toxic effects but no statistically significant increase in the frequency of spots was detected with the analogue of nitidine chloride."( Evaluation of genotoxicity of the indenoisoquinoline analogues of fagaronine and nitidine in Drosophila melanogaster.
Narváez, Z; Pérez-Chiesa, Y, 1993
)
0.71
"To develop a novel anti-cancer drug of low side effect against lung adenocarcinoma, the authors screened the bioresources of Okinawa Island, Japan."( Tumor-selective cytotoxicity of benzo[c]phenanthridine derivatives from Toddalia asiatica Lam.
Iwasaki, H; Okabe, T; Oku, H; Shimatani, M; Takara, K; Toda, T, 2010
)
0.36

Pharmacokinetics

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" of 4 and 6 mg x kg(-1) were shown to fit a two-compartment model, the main pharmacokinetic parameters showed no significant difference between the low and high dosage, and the AUC values are directly relative to doses."( [Studies on pharmacokinetics of nitidine chloride in rabbits].
Huang, H; Li, D; Liu, H; Wang, X; Ye, D, 2009
)
0.64

Dosage Studied

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" Consistent with the earlier findings, nitidine chloride inhibited gastric tumor cell growth and induced tumor cell apoptosis in vitro and effectively suppressed the volume, weight, and microvessel density of human SGC-7901 gastric solid tumors (n = 8) at a dosage of 7 mg/kg/d (intraperitoneal injection)."( Inhibition of STAT3 signaling pathway by nitidine chloride suppressed the angiogenesis and growth of human gastric cancer.
Chen, J; Chen, Y; He, L; Lin, L; Liu, M; Pang, X; Wang, J; Wu, Y; Yi, Z; Zhang, L, 2012
)
0.91
" NC suppressed tumor growth in vivo at a dosage of 5 mg/kg/day."( Targeting X chromosome-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the head and neck: A novel therapeutic strategy using nitidine chloride.
Cho, SD; Choi, SY; Hong, SD; Jung, JY; Kim, SH; Kwon, HJ; Ryu, MH; Shin, JA; Yang, IH; Yoo, ES; Yoon, K, 2020
)
0.76
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
phenanthridinesAny dibenzopyridine based on the skeleton of phenanthridine and its substituted derivatives thereof.
[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]

Protein Targets (1)

Inhibition Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverageMin (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)IC50 (µMol)1,340.00000.00060.00060.0006AID1152199
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Biological Processes (8)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
kidney developmentAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
amino acid metabolic processAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
response to toxic substanceAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
gene expressionAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
carboxylic acid metabolic processAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
dopamine biosynthetic processAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
serotonin biosynthetic processAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
catecholamine metabolic processAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Molecular Functions (6)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activityAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
protein bindingAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
enzyme bindingAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
pyridoxal phosphate bindingAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan decarboxylase activityAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
L-dopa decarboxylase activityAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Ceullar Components (3)

Processvia Protein(s)Taxonomy
cytosolAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
extracellular exosomeAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
cytoplasmAromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylaseHomo sapiens (human)
[Information is prepared from geneontology information from the June-17-2024 release]

Bioassays (2)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID1152199Inhibition of recombinant human DOPA decarboxylase assessed as inhibition of dopamine production after 30 mins by HPLC method2014Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Jun-15, Volume: 24, Issue:12
Synthesis of 5-methyl phenanthridium derivatives: a new class of human DOPA decarboxylase inhibitors.
AID1872633Antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis incubated for 5 days by Alamar blue staining method2022European journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar-15, Volume: 232Quinoline heterocyclic containing plant and marine candidates against drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A systematic drug-ability investigation.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (92)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19905 (5.43)18.7374
1990's9 (9.78)18.2507
2000's7 (7.61)29.6817
2010's56 (60.87)24.3611
2020's15 (16.30)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 39.59

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 Index39.59 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.55 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.39 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index54.33 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (39.59)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews2 (2.13%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other92 (97.87%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]