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C8499

Cucurbitacin B hydrate

Name: Cucurbitacin B hydrate
Brand: SIGMA

≥97% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(2β,9β,10α,16α,23E)-25-(acetyloxy)-2,16,20-trihydroxy-9-methyl-19-Norlanosta-5,23-diene-3,11,22-trione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₃₂H₄₆O₈ · xH₂O

CAS Number:

6199-67-3

Molecular Weight:

558.70 (anhydrous basis)

NACRES:

NA.77

PubChem Substance ID:

329775173

UNSPSC Code:

12352200

MDL number:

MFCD07778083

Assay:

≥97% (HPLC)

Form:

powder

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Properties

Quality Segment

100

assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 10 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)C([C@@H](O)C[C@]2([H])C1=CC[C@]([C@@](C[C@@H](O)[C@]3([H])[C@@](C)(O)C(/C=C/C(C)(C)OC(C)=O)=O)(C)[C@]3(C)C4)([H])[C@@]2(C)C4=O)=O

InChI

1S/C32H46O8/c1-17(33)40-27(2,3)13-12-23(36)32(9,39)25-21(35)15-29(6)22-11-10-18-19(14-20(34)26(38)28(18,4)5)31(22,8)24(37)16-30(25,29)7/h10,12-13,19-22,25,34-35,39H,11,14-16H2,1-9H3/b13-12+/t19-,20+,21-,22+,25+,29+,30-,31+,32+/m1/s1

InChI key

IXQKXEUSCPEQRD-DKRGWESNSA-N

Description

Application

Cucurbitacin B hydrate has been used:

as a signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (stat3) inhibitor to determine its effect on the expression of human lysosomal acid lipase (hLAL) in myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs).
as an ecdysone receptor (EcR) antagonist injection to lower the levels of 20-hydoxyecdysone (20E) signaling in butterflies.
to determine its effect on the cell viability of pancreatic cancer cell lines.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cucurbitacin B also exhibits anti-cancer activity by inhibiting telomerase and c-Myc in breast cancer. It also exhibits anti- artherosclerotic activity. Cucurbitacin B also possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activity.

Cucurbitacin B is a triterpenoid constituent of Cucurbitaceae plant species. Cucurbitacin B inhibits proliferation in a wide variety of tumor cell lines (IC50 15-30 nM) by inducing apoptosis and inducing cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Although the mechanism of action is unclear, Cucurbitacin B inhibits STAT 3 phosphorylation and expression levels and has been shown to block JAK2 activity. Curcubitacin B also inhibits the transcriptional activity of HIF1a and Nf-KB. Curcubitacin B is structurally similar to the JAK inhibitor Curcubitacin I.

Cucurbitacin B is an inhibitor of the STAT 3 pathway.

Features and Benefits

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