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9-Methoxycanthin-6-one is a canthin-6-one alkaloid from the intact plant parts and callus cultures of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali). Canthin-6-one alkaloids were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against a HT-1080 human fibrosarcoma cell line.

ChEBI: An indole alkaloid that is the 9-methoxy derivative of canthin-6-one. Isolated from Eurycoma longifolia and Simaba multiflora, it exhibits cytotoxic activity towards human cancer cell lines.

1kg of bitter wood herbs were crushed and extracted with 10 liters of 75% ethanol by heating for 2 times, each time for 2 hours, combined with the extract, vacuum recovery of ethanol at 60 ℃, the pH was adjusted to 11 with concentrated ammonia, extracted