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Costunolide

≥97% (HPLC)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H20O2
CAS Number:
553-21-9
Molecular Weight:
232.32
MDL number:
MFCD00210262
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825412
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D +110.0 to +130.0°, c = 0.5 in chloroform-d

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 10 mg/mL (clear solution)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

C\C1=C/CC\C(C)=C\[C@H]2OC(=O)C(=C)[C@@H]2CC1

InChI

1S/C15H20O2/c1-10-5-4-6-11(2)9-14-13(8-7-10)12(3)15(16)17-14/h5,9,13-14H,3-4,6-8H2,1-2H3/b10-5+,11-9+/t13-,14+/m0/s1

InChI key

HRYLQFBHBWLLLL-AHNJNIBGSA-N

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General description

Costunolide has anti-ulcer and antipyretic properties. It inhibits the cellular proliferation of melanin, human lamin-B by farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (hPTP1B). Costunolide has strong larvicidal activity against A.albopictus. It inhibits the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and DNA-binding activity of nuclear factor kappa B subunit (NF-κB). It might function as a natural herbicide.

Application

Costunolide has been used to study its effects in allergic asthma using female Balb/c mice and rat basophilic leukemia (RBL)-2H3 mast cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Costunolide is a sesquiterpene lactone originally isolated from plants widely used in many herbal medicines. It has a variety of effects. Costunolide is a potent inducer of apoptosis, a potent anti-cancer agent, has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal, antimycobacterial activity and has been shown to inhibit telomerase activity.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Giovanni Appendino et al.
Journal of natural products, 72(3), 340-344 (2008-12-05)
The sesterpene gamma-lactone genepolide (5) has been isolated from a Swiss horticultural variety of mountain wormwood (Artemisia umbelliformis) developed as a thujones-free alternative to native Western Alps wormwoods for the production of liqueurs. Genepolide is the formal Diels-Alder adduct of
Stéphane Helleringer et al.
AIDS and behavior, 17(6), 2100-2108 (2012-11-28)
To reduce HIV incidence, prevention programs centered on the use of antiretrovirals require scaling-up HIV testing and counseling (HTC). Home-based HTC services (HBHTC) increase HTC coverage, but HBHTC has only been evaluated during one-off campaigns. Two years after an initial
Cândida Aparecida Leite Kassuya et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 124(3), 369-376 (2009-06-16)
Magnolia ovata (A.St.-Hil.) Spreng (formerly Talauma ovata), known as "pinha-do-brejo" or "baguaçu", is a large tree widely distributed in Brazil. Its trunk bark has been used in folk medicine against fever. However, no data have been published to support the
Yeong-In Yang et al.
Gynecologic oncology, 123(3), 588-596 (2011-09-29)
The acquired resistance to platinum-based drugs has become an obstacle in the management of ovarian cancer. We investigated the apoptosis-inducing effect of costunolide, a natural sesquiterpene lactone, in platinum-resistant human ovarian cancer cells, along with the molecular mechanism of action.
Jui-Ling Hsu et al.
The Journal of urology, 185(5), 1967-1974 (2011-03-23)
Costunolide is a natural sesquiterpene lactone. We elucidated what to our knowledge is a novel mechanism to highlight its potential in chemotherapy for prostate cancer, particularly androgen refractory prostate cancer. Several pharmacological and biochemical assays were used to characterize the
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