Pendulone

Pendulone is a isoflavanquinone with good antiplasmodial activity with an IC50 of 7.0 µM. Pendulone also has antileishmanial, antibacterial and anticancer activity[1][2].

Research Areas >> Cancer

Research Areas >> Infection

Signaling Pathways >> Anti-infection >> Bacterial

Pendulone displays moderate antiproliferative activity against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line, with an IC50 value 19.6 µM[1]. Pendulone displays an IC50 value of 0.43 µg/mL, against L. donovani promastigotes. Pendulone also displays antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (each IC50 of 1.44 µg/mL)[2]. Pendulone exhibits moderate anticancer activity against human cancer cell lines (SK-MEL, KB, BT-549 and SK-OV-3) with IC50 values of 5.5 and 10.5 μg/mL. Pendulone also shows moderate cytotoxicities against monkey kidney fibroblasts (VERO) and pig kidney epithelial cells (LLC-PK11)[2]. Pendulone shows strong inhibition on the effect of the cell cycle induced by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) in Raji cells[3].

Pendulone shows potent anti-tumor-promoting activity for an in vivo two-stage carcinogenesis test of mouse skin using 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]-anthracene and TPA[3].

[1]. Qingxi Su, et al. Antiplasmodial Isoflavanes and Pterocarpans from Apoplanesia paniculata. Planta Med. 2015 Aug;81(12-13):1128-32.

[2]. Aziz A Rahman, et al. Antiparasitic and antimicrobial isoflavanquinones from Abrus schimperi. Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Nov;6(11):1645-50.

[3]. T Konoshima, et al. Anti-tumor promoting activities of isoflavonoids from Wistaria brachybotrys. Biol Pharm Bull. 1997 Aug;20(8):865-8.