Kuwanon E, a flavonoid obtained from Morus alba, has potential anti-inflammatory activity, inhibits TNF-α and IL-1β secretion, and suppresses NF-κB nuclear translocation in LPS-stimulated macrophages.
Kuwanon U (4'-methoxykuwanon E), a compound from Morus alba, is a cholinesterase inhibitor with antimicrobial activity, inhibits acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and exerts its inhibitory effect by preventing ATP binding in the cytoplasmic domain of SERCA1, which can be used in the study of diabetes mellitus and bacterial infections.
Quercetin-3-O-glucose-6''-acetate (6 -O-Acetylisoquercitrin) is an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase. Quercetin-3-O-glucose-6''-acetate has antioxidant activities.
Mulberrofuran C, a benzofuran present in Morus alba, has inhibitory effects on Aβ₁₋₄₂ auto-aggregation, tau protein aggregation, AChE, antioxidant activity and neuroprotective effects, and has anti-Alzheimer's disease potential.
Sanggenol L, a compound from the root bark of Morus alba, inhibits cell growth and promotes apoptotic cell death in melanoma skin cancer cells through activation of the cysteinyl asparaginase cascade and apoptosis-inducing factors. Sanggenol L has anticancer activity and antiproliferative effects and is used in the study of prostate cancer.
Morachalcone A displays significant tyrosinase inhibitory activity (IC50, 0.013 uM); it also exerts strong pancreatic lipase inhibition with IC 50 value of 6.2 uM. Morachalcone A exhibits neuroprotective effects on HT22-immortalized hippocampal cells agai
Moracin P exhibits potent in vitro inhibitory activity against hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1), which is a key mediator during adaptation of cancer cells to tumour hypoxia.
Moracin O shows significant neuroprotective, and analgesic activities, it also has a strong protective influence against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy in H9c2 cells with the EC50 value of 4.5 ± 1.3 μM. Moracin O exhibits potent in vitro inhibitory ac
Sanggenone H may have antiphlogistic activity, it attenuated the secretion of TNF-α± and IL-1α² and inhibited the NF-κB nuclear translocation in LPS-stimulated macrophages.
Sanggenon N shows protective effects on t-BHP-induced oxidative stress with the EC50 value of 23.45 ± 4.72 uM. It inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages.
Mulberroside F shows inhibitory effects on tyrosinase activity and on the melanin formation of melan-a cells, it also exhibits superoxide scavenging activity that is involved in the protection against auto-oxidation, suggests that mulberroside F may be us
trans-Dihydromorin is an effective hypopigmenting agent in normal skin cells, hypopigmenting agents effective in melanoma system may not be effective on normal melanocytes, indicating that a non-tumor melanocyte system is more suitable for the screening o
Kuwanon B belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 3-prenylated flavones. Within the cell, kuwanon B is primarily located in the membrane (predicted from logP). Outside of the human body, kuwanon b can be found in fruits. This makes kuwanon b a
Moracin C and moracin D, new phytoalexins from diseased mulberry, are antifungal compounds. Moracin may be protective influence in tumor promotion, utilization of Moracin may open a new avenue in the treatment of tumerigenesis.
Cyclocommunol exhibits cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma (SMMC-7721) and gastric carcinoma (BGC-823 and SGC-7901) cell lines. It also shows strong inhibition of arachidonic acid (AA)- and collagen-induced platelet aggregation.
Cyclomorusin exhibits competitive inhibition toward monophenolase activity of mushroom tyrosinase, the IC50 value of 0.092 microM. It evokes the stimulation of superoxide anion generation in fMLP-stimulated rat neutrophils. Cyclomorusin , neocyclomorusin