Dehydrocostus lactone

Dehydrocostus lactone is a natural sesquiterpene first isolated from costus root, which is used in traditional medicine. Dehydrocostus lactone has diverse anti-cancer properties in cells and animal models, causing cell cycle arrest, inducing apoptosis, diminishing multidrug resistance, and suppressing angiogenesis in cancer cells. It also has anti-inflammatory actions in cells, including the inhibition of signaling through STAT1 and STAT3.

A guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone extracted from costus oil. Dehydrocostuslactone is one of the components of lactone-mix, with costunolide and alantolactone, used to detect Compositae-sensitive patients.

Soluble in ethyl acetate, acetone, DMSO and other solvents, insoluble in water. Derived from Chuanmuxiang [Vladimiria souliei(Franch.)Ling], family Asteraceae.

Dehydrocostus Lactone is a compound known to be a growth regulator in plants. Known to affect cell viability and cell cycle distribution it may be useful in the application towards drug-resistant tumors.

Dehydrocostus lactone is the oil extracted from Saussurea lappa is used in perfumery and in the Orient for all kinds of diseases.

ChEBI: An organic heterotricyclic compound and guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone that is acrylic acid which is substituted at position 2 by a 4-hydroxy-3,8-bis(methylene)decahydoazulen-5-yl group and in which the hydroxy group and the carboxy group have undergone formal condensation to afford the corresponding gamma-lactone.

A guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone extracted from costus oil. It is one of the components of Lactone mix, with costunolide and alantolactone, used to detect Compositae-sensitive patients.

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