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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2024

Two previously undescribed triterpenoid saponins from the roots and rhizomes of

Cong-Yu Zhang, Yu-Mei Wang, Peng-Cheng Qiu, Jia-Yu Feng, Bing-Wen Wang, Yu Cao, Yi-Sha Wei, Yi-Tong Zhou, Hai-Feng Tang, Yun-Yang Lu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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Cong-Yu Zhang *Department of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yu-Mei Wang *School of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Peng-Cheng QiuDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jia-Yu FengSchool of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Bing-Wen WangDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yu CaoDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yi-Sha WeiSchool of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Yi-Tong ZhouSchool of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Hai-Feng TangDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yun-Yang LuDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Qian ZhangDepartment of Chinese Materia Medica and Natural Medicines, School of Pharmacy, The Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since ancient times, plants have provided humans with important bioactive compounds for the treatment of various diseases. Nine compounds were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of Caulophyllum robustum (a plant in the family Panaxaceae), including two new saponins C. Spanion A and C. Spanion B (1-2) and seven known saponins (3-9). The cytotoxicity of these compounds on human cancer cell lines was analyzed using MTT method. Compounds 6 and 9 exhibit cytotoxicity towards these three types of human cancer cells (<10 μM). By utilizing the SEA platform for target prediction, a common tumor related target CD81 was identified. The molecular docking of saponins 1, 2, 6, and 9 with CD81 protein showed strong binding affinities ranging from -4.5 to -7.1 kcal/mol. Research has shown that these compounds can become potential anti-tumor drugs. Further research is still recommended to understand its exact molecular mechanism and toxicological effects.

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antitumor activityCaulophyllum robustum Maximmolecular dockingstructure identificationTriterpenoid saponin

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