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Natural Product (NP) Details

General Information of the NP (ID: NP0956)
Name
Bisdemethoxycurcumin
Synonyms
Bisdemethoxycurcumin; 33171-05-0; Curcumin III; Didemethoxycurcumin; (1E,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; Bis(4-hydroxycinnamoyl)methane; 24939-16-0; Bis-demethoxycurcumin; Bis(p-hydroxycinnamoyl)methane; UNII-2EFO1BP34R; 1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-; NSC687839; 2EFO1BP34R; 1,7-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione; CHEMBL105350; CHEBI:71045; bisdesmethoxycurcumin; (1E,6E)-1,7-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; BHCMT; 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; Curcumin Lll; Curcuminoid A; Curcumin III,; Bisdemethoxy Curcumin; di-p-coumaroylmethane; Dide Methoxycurcu Min; SCHEMBL428638; SCHEMBL13521971; cid_5324473; DTXSID00872663; ZINC1651126; 1,3-Di(4-hydroxystyryl)propanedial; BDBM50059989; MFCD03419284; AKOS015902102; CCG-207959; CCG-208635; NSC-687839; Bisdemethoxycurcumin, analytical standard; AC-24239; ADAMANTAN-1-YL-ACETICACIDHYDRAZIDE; AS-57295; AS-68737; B3347; Bisdemethoxycurcumin, >=98% (HPLC), solid; N1712; S3938; V2229; A14544; Q-100322; Q4917168; BRD-K37445107-001-01-9; 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione(E,E); 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,3,6-heptatrien-5-one; (1E,6E)-1,7-Bis-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; 1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (1E,6E)-; 1,6-Heptadiene-3,5-dione, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, (E,E)-; 5-Hydroxy-1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,4,6-trien-3-one; (1E,4Z,6E)-5-Hydroxy-1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-hepta-1,4,6-trien-3-one; 22608-12-4
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Species Origin Curcumin ...     Click to Show/Hide
Curcumin
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Curcumin
Rumex dentatus (phenolic aglycones)
SuperKingdom: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Disease Ovarian cancer [ICD-11: 2C73] Investigative [1]
Tongue squamous cell carcinoma [ICD-11: 2B62.0] Investigative
Structure
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2D MOL

3D MOL

ADMET Property
Absporption
Caco-2 Permeability
 -4.935
 
MDCK Permeability
 -4.785
 
PAMPA
 +
 
HIA
 - - -
 
Distribution
VDss
 -0.591
 
PPB
 97.4%
 
BBB
 - - -
 
Metabolism
CYP1A2 inhibitor
 -
CYP1A2 substrate
 - - -
CYP2C19 inhibitor
 - - -
CYP2C19 substrate
 - - -
CYP2C9 inhibitor
 ++
CYP2C9 substrate
 - - -
CYP2D6 inhibitor
 +
CYP2D6 substrate
 +++
CYP3A4 inhibitor
 +
CYP3A4 substrate
 - - -
CYP2B6 inhibitor
 +++
CYP2B6 substrate
 - - -
CYP2C8 inhibitor
 +++
HLM Stability
 -
 
Excretion
CLplasma
 10.633
 
T1/2
 1.007
Toxicity
DILI
 - - -
 
Rat Oral Acute Toxicity
 - - -
 
FDAMDD
 +
 
Respiratory
 +
 
Human Hepatotoxicity
 +
 
Ototoxicity
 - - -
 
Drug-induced Nephrotoxicity
 - - -
 
Drug-induced Neurotoxicity
 +
 
Hematotoxicity
 - - -
 
Genotoxicity
 -
 
Tips: 1. For the classification endpoints, the prediction probability values are transformed into six symbols: 0-0.1 (- - -), 0.1-0.3 (- -), 0.3-0.5 (-), 0.5-0.7 (+), 0.7-0.9 (++), and 0.9-1.0 (+++). 2. Additionally, the corresponding relationships of the three labels are as follows: excellent; medium; poor.
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Formula
C19H16O4
PubChem CID
5315472
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)CC(=O)C=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O
InChI
1S/C19H16O4/c20-16-7-1-14(2-8-16)5-11-18(22)13-19(23)12-6-15-3-9-17(21)10-4-15/h1-12,20-21H,13H2/b11-5+,12-6+
InChIKey
PREBVFJICNPEKM-YDWXAUTNSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 33171-05-0
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:71045
Herb ID
HBIN018620
SymMap ID
SMIT00431
TCMSP ID
MOL000940
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Drug(s) Whose Efficacy can be Enhanced by This NP
          Ampicillin      Bacterial infection     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression UL54  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model Staphylococcus aureus strains Microorganism model Staphylococcus aureus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Antimicrobial effect of BDMC combined with antibiotics was superior to treatment with that of a single agent alone.
          Gentamicin      Bacterial infection     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression UL54  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model Staphylococcus aureus strains Microorganism model Staphylococcus aureus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Antimicrobial effect of BDMC combined with antibiotics was superior to treatment with that of a single agent alone.
          Oxacillin      Bacterial infection     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression UL54  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model Staphylococcus aureus strains Microorganism model Staphylococcus aureus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Antimicrobial effect of BDMC combined with antibiotics was superior to treatment with that of a single agent alone.
          X-ray irradiation      Scaphoid Fracture     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [3]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression BCL-2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model MOLT-4 CVCL_0013 Adult T acute lymphoblastic leukemia Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
BDMC stimulates the dephosphorylation and p53-binding activity of Bcl-2 and suggest that BDMC may induce a neutralization of Bcl-2's anti-apoptotic function, thereby enhancing X-ray-induced apoptosis.
          Lcotinib      Pulmonary hypertension     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [4]
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                    In-vitro Model NCI-H460 CVCL_0459 Lung large cell carcinoma Homo sapiens
NCI-H1781 CVCL_1494 Lung adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Co-treatment with NAC attenuated the two drug combination-induced autophagy, apoptosis, DNA damage and decrease of cell migration and invasion ability.
    β. A List of Drug(s) Whose Adverse Effect can be Decreased by This NP
          Cisplatin      Bladder cancer     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Decreasing Adverse Drug Reaction     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [5]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Expression TP53  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model HK2 CVCL_0302 Healthy Homo sapiens
HKC CVCL_WZ51 Healthy Homo sapiens
HCT 116 CVCL_0291 Colon carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    In-vivo Model Male Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice were used in this study.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Bisdemethoxycurcumin attenuates cisplatin-induced renal injury through anti-apoptosis, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory.
          Alpha PD-L1 antibody      Osteosarcoma     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Decreasing Adverse Drug Reaction     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [6]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Expression IFNG  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model MB49 CVCL_7076 Bladder transitional cell carcinoma Mus musculus
                    In-vivo Model To establish s.c. bladder cancer models, 1*106 MB49 cells in 100 uL PBS were injected in the right shaved flank of female C57BL/6 mice.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Bisdemethoxycurcumin in combination with Alpha-PD-L1 antibody boosts immune response against bladder cancer.
References
Reference 1 Bisdemethoxycurcumin inhibits ovarian cancer via reducing oxidative stress mediated MMPs expressions. Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 28;6:28773.
Reference 2 The Mechanism of Bisdemethoxycurcumin Enhances Conventional Antibiotics against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Oct 26;21(21):7945.
Reference 3 Bisdemethoxycurcumin enhances X-ray-induced apoptosis possibly through p53/Bcl-2 pathway. Mutat Res. 2017 Mar;815:1-5.
Reference 4 Bisdemethoxycurcumin Enhances the Sensitivity of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells to Icotinib via Dual Induction of Autophagy and Apoptosis. Int J Biol Sci. 2020 Mar 5;16(9):1536-1550.
Reference 5 Bisdemethoxycurcumin attenuates cisplatin-induced renal injury through anti-apoptosis, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. Eur J Pharmacol. 2020 May 5;874:173026.
Reference 6 Bisdemethoxycurcumin in combination with Alpha-PD-L1 antibody boosts immune response against bladder cancer. Onco Targets Ther. 2017 May 22;10:2675-2683.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (suilab@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China