General description
Costunolide has anti-ulcer and antipyretic properties. It inhibits the cellular proliferation of melanin, human lamin-B by farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (hPTP1B). Costunolide has strong larvicidal activity against A.albopictus. It inhibits the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and DNA-binding activity of nuclear factor kappa B subunit (NF-κB). It might function as a natural herbicide.
Application
Costunolide has been used to study its effects in allergic asthma using female Balb/c mice and rat basophilic leukemia (RBL)-2H3 mast cells.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Costunolide is a potent inducer of apoptosis and potent anti-cancer agent. Costunolide has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal, antimycobacterial activity and inhibits telomerase activity.
Costunolide is a sesquiterpene lactone originally isolated from plants widely used in many herbal medicines. It has a variety of effects. Costunolide is a potent inducer of apoptosis, a potent anti-cancer agent, has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal, antimycobacterial activity and has been shown to inhibit telomerase activity.
| Quality Level | 100 |
| assay | ≥97% (HPLC) |
| form | powder |
| optical activity | [α]/D +110.0 to +130.0°, c = 0.5 in chloroform-d |
| color | white to beige |
| solubility | DMSO: 10 mg/mL (clear solution) |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| SMILES string | C\C1=C/CC\C(C)=C\[C@H]2OC(=O)C(=C)[C@@H]2CC1 |
| InChI | 1S/C15H20O2/c1-10-5-4-6-11(2)9-14-13(8-7-10)12(3)15(16)17-14/h5,9,13-14H,3-4,6-8H2,1-2H3/b10-5+,11-9+/t13-,14+/m0/s1 |
| InChI key | HRYLQFBHBWLLLL-AHNJNIBGSA-N |
