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yuehchukene

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Description

yuehchukene: anti-implantation indole alkaloid from roots of Murraya paniculata; RN given refers to (6alpha,6aalpha,10aalpha)-(+-)-isomer; structure given in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
MurrayagenusA plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. Members contain murrayanine, koenine, isomahanine, kwangsine, siamenol, murrayafoline A, murrayaquinone A and other cytotoxic carbazolequinones.[MeSH]RutaceaeA plant family in the order Sapindales that grows in warmer regions and has conspicuous flowers.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID126009
MeSH IDM0136928

Synonyms (7)

Synonym
yuehchukene
brn 5300108
indeno(2,1-b)indole, 5,6,6a,7,8,10a-hexahydro-6-(1h-indol-3-yl)-7,7,9-trimethyl-, (6-alpha,6a-alpha,10a-alpha)-(+-)-
96624-37-2
DTXSID80914414
(+/-)-yuehchukene
Q8060261

Research Excerpts

Overview

Yuehchukene (YCK) is a novel bis-indole alkaloid with weak estrogenic activity.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Yuehchukene (YCK) is a novel bis-indole alkaloid with weak estrogenic activity. "( Yuehchukene, a bis-indole alkaloid, and cyclophosphamide are active in breast cancer in vitro.
Cheng, G; Cheng, KF; Chui, CH; Ho, SK; Kong, YC; Lau, FY; Leung, TW; Poon, TC; Tang, JC; Tjong, JK; Tse, WC,
)
3.02

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Oral or subcutaneous administration of yuehchukene to female mice at the dosage of 2 or 4 mg/kg."( [Studies on anti-implantation and hormone activity of yuehchukene, an alkaloid isolated from the root of Murraya paniculata].
Guan, MZ; Lei, HP; Wang, NG, 1990
)
0.8
" From the dose-response curve, we discovered that 10(-2) M cyclophosphamide, even in its so-called 'bio-inert' form, could inhibit MCF-7 cell growth."( Yuehchukene, a bis-indole alkaloid, and cyclophosphamide are active in breast cancer in vitro.
Cheng, G; Cheng, KF; Chui, CH; Ho, SK; Kong, YC; Lau, FY; Leung, TW; Poon, TC; Tang, JC; Tjong, JK; Tse, WC,
)
1.57
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (7)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19903 (42.86)18.7374
1990's4 (57.14)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)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%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other8 (100.00%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]