Angelmarin, a novel anti-cancer agent able to eliminate the tolerance of cancer cells to nutrient starvation

Suresh Awale, Eduardo M.N. Nakashima, Surya K. Kalauni, Yasuhiro Tezuka, Yukiko Kurashima, Jie Lu, Hiroyasu Esumi, Shigetoshi Kadota*

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Abstract

The CH2Cl2-soluble extract of Angelica pubescens was found to kill PANC-1 cancer cells preferentially under nutrition starvation at a concentration of 50 μg/ml, with virtually no cytotoxicity under nutrient-rich conditions. Further bioassay-guided fractionation and isolation led to the isolation of a novel compound named angelmarin as the primary compound responsible for the preferential cytotoxicity; the compound exhibited 100% preferential cytotoxicity against PANC-1 cells at a concentration of 0.01 μg/ml.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)581-583
Number of pages3
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006/02/01

Keywords

  • Angelica pubescens
  • Angelmarin
  • Anti-austerity
  • Anti-cancer agent
  • PANC-1
  • Screening strategy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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