Soluble in methanol, chloroform methanol mixed solvent, insoluble in ethyl acetate, chloroform From the dried rhizomes of the monocotyledonous plant Liliaceae Sapindales Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge.
Timosaponin A3 suppresses certain human tumor processes and has the potential to be developed as an anticancer agent. Reverses multi-drug resistance in human chronic myelogenous leukemia K562/ADM cells via downregulation of MDR1 and MRP1 expression by inhibiting PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Induction of mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Timosaponin A3 is a potent inhibitor of U46619, that induces rat platelet aggregation and exhibited superior selectivity for the TP receptor vs. other G protein-coupled receptors and a PKC activator.
