Obacunone

Obacunone Structure
Obacunone structure
Common Name Obacunone
CAS Number 751-03-1 Molecular Weight 454.512
Density 1.3±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 626.2±55.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C26H30O7 Melting Point N/A
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 332.5±31.5 °C

[Simultaneous determination of jatrorrhizine, palmatine, berberine, and obacunone in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex by RP-HPLC].

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 35(16) , 2061-4, (2010)

To develop a HPLC method to determine the content of jatrorrhizine, palmatine, berberine, and obacunone in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex simultaneously. MEHTOD: The separations were carried out at 25 degrees C on a Phenomenex Gemini C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 m...

Chemopreventive effect of a mixture of Chinese Herbs (antitumor B) on chemically induced oral carcinogenesis.

Mol. Carcinog. 52(1) , 49-56, (2013)

In this study, we evaluated chemopreventive efficacy of Antitumor B, a Chinese herbal mixture of six plants (Sophora tonkinensis, Polygonum bistorta, Prunella vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis L., Dictamnus dasycarpus, and Dioscorea bulbifera) on the development of ...

Citrus limonoids obacunone and limonin inhibit azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats.

Biofactors 13(1-4) , 213-8, (2000)

Obacunone and limonin are bitter limonoids in citrus. Their modifying effects on the development of aberrant crypt foci (ACF), the activity of detoxification enzymes, glutathione S-transferase (GST) and quinone reductase (QR), and cell proliferation activity ...

Isolation of limonin and obacunone from phellodendri cortex shorten the sleeping time induced in mice by alpha-chloralose-urethane.

Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8) , 2332-4, (1990)

Potentiating effect of obacunone from Dictamnus dasycarpus on cytotoxicity of microtuble inhibitors, vincristine, vinblastine and taxol.

Planta Med. 66(1) , 74-6, (2000)

The limonoid triterpene, obacunone, was found to enhance the cytotoxicity of vincristine against L1210 cells by approximately 10-fold. Further, it was found that the cytotoxicity of other microtubule inhibitors such as vinblastine and taxol in drug-sensitive ...

Obacunone and obacunone glucoside inhibit human colon cancer (SW480) cells by the induction of apoptosis

Food Chem. Toxicol. 49(7) , 1616-25, (2011)

Highlights ► Isolated and Identified obacunone and obacunone glucoside from Marsh White grapefruits for the first time. ► Inhibition of human colon cancer cell (SW480) proliferation was reported for the first time. ► Possible mode of apoptosis induction by li...

Anti-obesity and anti-hyperglycemic effects of the dietary citrus limonoid nomilin in mice fed a high-fat diet.

Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 410(3) , 677-81, (2011)

TGR5 is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor family and is activated by bile acids (BAs). TGR5 is thought to be a promising drug target for metabolic diseases because the activation of TGR5 prevents obesity and hyperglycemia in mice fed a high-fat diet ...

[Analysis on component difference in Citrus reticulata before and after being processed with salt by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS].

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 38(14) , 2318-20, (2013)

To analyze components of Citrus reticulata and salt-processed C. reticulata by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS), and compared the changes in components before and after being proc...

[Determination of obacunone and obaculactone in different processing products of Phellodendri amurensis cortex].

Zhong Yao Cai 36(2) , 205-8, (2013)

To study the impact of different processing methods on the content of limonin compounds in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex.Used RP-HPLC method to determine the content of obacunone and obaculactone in different processing products of Phellodendri Amurensis Cort...

Apoptosis mediated cytotoxicity of citrus obacunone in human pancreatic cancer cells

Toxicol. In Vitro 25(4) , 859-67, (2011)

Highlights ► Antiproliferative mechanism of citrus obacunone on Panc-28 cells studied for the first time. ► Obacunone activates death inducing protein in Panc-28 cells. ► Induction of mitochondria mediated programmed cell death. ► Inhibition of inflammatory m...