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Cucurbitacin B hydrate

≥97% (HPLC)

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Synonym(s):
(2β,9β,10α,16α,23E)-25-(acetyloxy)-2,16,20-trihydroxy-9-methyl-19-Norlanosta-5,23-diene-3,11,22-trione
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C32H46O8 · xH2O
CAS Number:
6199-67-3
Molecular Weight:
558.70 (anhydrous basis)
MDL number:
MFCD07778083
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329775173
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

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

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.

Features and Benefits

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Wenyu Wang et al.
Drug delivery, 17(3), 114-122 (2010-02-13)
This study intended to prepare liver-targeting solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) with a hepatoprotective drug, cucurbitacin B (Cuc B), using a galactosylated lipid, N-hexadecyl lactobionamide (N-HLBA). The galactosyl-lipid N-HLBA was prepared via the lactone form intermediates of lactobionic acid and synthesized
Meixia Zhang et al.
Pancreas, 39(6), 923-929 (2010-02-26)
Pancreatic cancer is a serious disease worldwide for its high mortality. Gemcitabine has become the frontline option for the treatment of this disease since its approval. However, resistance to the drug has been on the rise in recent years. Searching
Moltira Promkan et al.
PloS one, 8(2), e55732-e55732 (2013-02-09)
Cucurbitacin B (CuB) is one of the potential agents for long term anticancer chemoprevention. Cumulative evidences has shown that cucurbitacin B provides potent cellular biological activities such as hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, but the precise mechanism of this agent
Cytotoxic Effect of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia L.) Ethanol Extract and Its Fractions on Pancreatic Cancer Cells in vitro
Richmond, et al.
Exploratory research and hypothesis in medicine, 2, 139-139 (2017)
Weikai Chen et al.
International journal of oncology, 37(3), 737-743 (2010-07-29)
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is the second most common skin cancer with a substantial risk of metastasis which causes clinical treatment failure. This study investigated the anti-CSCC effects of a triterpenoid compound, Cucurbitacin B (CuB). Dose-response studies showed that
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