(−)-perillyl alcohol

(+)-Perillyl alcohol (0.25-1 mM) inhibits cell growth in SW480 cells. At a concentration of 1 mM and a duration of 24 hours, (+)-Perillyl alcohol increases the number of cells in the G0/G1 phase and reduces the number in the S phase in SW480 cells.

Perillyl Alcohol is a naturally occurring monoterpene related to limonene with antineoplastic activity. Perillyl alcohol (Isocarveol) inhibits farnesyl transferase and geranylgeranyl transferase, thereby preventing post-translational protein farnesylation and isoprenylation and activation of oncoproteins such as p21-ras, and arresting tumor cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle.

(S)-(−)-Perillyl alcohol (Perillyl alcohol), a monoterpene found in lavender, inhibits Ras farnesylation, upregulates the mannose-6-phosphate receptor, induces apoptosis, and exhibits anti-cancer activity.

Perillic acid, a metabolite of Perillyl alcohol, exhibits properties that induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in lung cancer cells. Additionally, this compound demonstrates anti-HSV-1 (anti-Herpes Simplex Virus type 1) and immunomodulatory activities [1] [2] [3].

NEO214, an autophagy inhibitor and a covalent conjugate of the PDE4 inhibitor Rolipram and perillyl alcohol, exhibits anti-cancer activity and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. It prevents autophagy-lysosome fusion, blocking autophagic flux and triggering glioma cell death via mTOR activation and TFEB (Transcription Factor EB) aggregation. NEO214 inhibition of Macroautophagy/autophagy in glioblastoma cells may overcome chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma [1].