podophyllum

Podofilox ((+)-Shikonin) is a lignan (LIGNANS) found in PODOPHYLLIN resin from the roots of PODOPHYLLUM plants. It is a potent spindle poison, toxic if taken internally, and has been used as a cathartic. It is very irritating to skin and mucous membranes, has keratolytic actions, has been used to treat warts and keratoses, and may have antineoplastic properties, as do some of its congeners and derivatives.

4'-Demethylpodophyllotoxin is isolated from the herb of Dysosma pleiantha (Hance) Woodson with remarkable cytotoxic potential in diverse cancer cell lines.

Picropodophyllone is one of the lignans from the roots of D. aurantiocaulis and D. pleianthum.

alpha-Peltatin is a natural product for research related to life sciences. The catalog number is TN3390 and the CAS number is 568-53-6.

Picropodophyllin-4-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside (compound 17), a lignan, has been isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Podophyllum sinensis [1].

Picropodophyllotoxin (AXL 1717) is a cyclolignan alkaloid found in the mayapple plant family (Podophyllum peltatum), and a small molecule inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) with potential antineoplastic activity. Picropodophyllotoxin (AXL 1717) specifically inhibits the activity and downregulates the cellular expression of IGF1R without interfering with activities of other growth factor receptors, such as receptors for insulin, epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factor and mast stem cell growth factor (KIT). This agent shows potent activity in the suppression o f tumor cell proliferation and the induction of tumor cell apoptosis. IGF1R, a receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed in a variety of human cancers, plays a critical role in the growth and survival of many types of cancer cells.

Podoverine A is a microtubule destabilizing natural product from the Podophyllum species.

4'-Demethyldehydropodophyllotoxin, an aryltetralin lignan derived from the leaves of Podophyllum hexandrum, exhibits cytotoxic and antitumor activity [1].

(-)-Epipodophyllotoxin (2) is an antiproliferative agent targeting cancer cells, exhibiting GI50 values of 0.36 μM in HeLa cells and 0.24 μM in MCF-7 cells, and inhibiting mitotic spindle assembly in vitro.

4-Demethyldeoxypodophyllotoxin, an aryl tetrahydronaphthalenyl lignan analog from the roots of Podophyllum peltatum, has anticancer activity and modulates the Chk-2 signaling pathway in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

(-)-beta-Peltatin has antimitotic, and antineoplastic activities.