β-Elemene is an active constituent of Delonix regia and an anti-inflammatory agent. β-Elemene is a useful compound for investigating the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway and the inhibition of TNF-?a, IL-?1b, IL-?6 and IL-?12 expressions.
ChEBI: (-)-beta-elemene is the (-)-enantiomer of beta-elemene that has (1S,2S,4R)-configuration. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent.
For this compound, a reduction of tumoral cell proliferation in human and murinemodels was reported (Misharina et al. 2013).
