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Natural Product (NP) Details

General Information of the NP (ID: NP8625)
Name
Gamma tocotrienol
Synonyms
gamma-Tocotrienol; 14101-61-2; Gama-Tocotrienol; Plastochromanol 3; UNII-185QAE24TR; D-gamma-Tocotrienol; 7,8-Dimethyltocotrienol; 185QAE24TR; CHEBI:33277; (2R)-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol; (R-(E,E))-3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol; .gamma.-Tocotrienol; (R)-2,7,8-Trimethyl-2-((3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl)chroman-6-ol; 2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-, (R-(E,E))-; 2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-, [R-(E,E)]-; 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl]-, (2R)-; 2R,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol; Plastochromanol; 2R-gamma-tocotrienol; (R)-gamma-Tocotrienol; D-.gamma.-Tocotrienol; (R)-.gamma.-Tocotrienol; BIDD:PXR0016; CHEMBL120697; SCHEMBL3272929; SCHEMBL16430897; DTXSID101019984; HMS3650C14; ZINC3791929; 1715AH; LMPR02020057; gamma-Tocotrienol, analytical standard; 2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-tr imethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl]-, (2R)- (9CI); HY-108694; CS-0029988; C14155; D-gamma-Tocotrienol, analytical reference material; SR-01000946268; SR-01000946268-1; Q15633932; UNII-KP2MW85SSQ component OTXNTMVVOOBZCV-WAZJVIJMSA-N; (R)-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-((3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl)chroman-6-ol; 6-Chromanol, 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)-; 6-Chromanol, 2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl)- (7CI,8CI); (2R)-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4',8',12'-trimethyl-trideca-3',7',11'-trienyl)-6-hydroxychroman; (2R)-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-ol; 153831-49-3; 2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrien-1-yl]-, (2R)-; 2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol, 3,4-dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrienyl]-, (2R)- (9CI)
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Species Origin Bixa orellana ...     Click to Show/Hide
Bixa orellana
Kingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Bixa
Species: Bixa orellana
Disease Prostate cancer [ICD-11: 2C82] Investigative [1]
Structure
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Formula
C28H42O2
PubChem CID
5282349
Canonical SMILES
CC1=C(C=C2CCC(OC2=C1C)(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)O
InChI
1S/C28H42O2/c1-20(2)11-8-12-21(3)13-9-14-22(4)15-10-17-28(7)18-16-25-19-26(29)23(5)24(6)27(25)30-28/h11,13,15,19,29H,8-10,12,14,16-18H2,1-7H3/b21-13+,22-15+/t28-/m1/s1
InChIKey
OTXNTMVVOOBZCV-WAZJVIJMSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 14101-61-2
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:33277
TTD Drug ID
D09YBF
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Drug(s) Whose Efficacy can be Enhanced by This NP
          GW9662      Breast cancer     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 CCND1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression CDK4  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression CDK6  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression COX-2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Expression HPGDS  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model MCF-7 CVCL_0031 Invasive breast carcinoma Homo sapiens
MDA-231 Breast cancer Homo sapiens
Neoplastic +SA cells derived from a mammary adenocarcinoma Mammary Adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Combined Gamma -tocotrienol and PPAR Gamma antagonists treatment in PPAR Gamma negative/silenced breast cancer cells are mediated through PPAR Gamma -independent mechanisms that are associated with a downregulation in COX-2, PGDS, and PGD2 synthesis.
          Pravastatin      Hyper-lipoproteinaemia     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 Phosphorylation AKT1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation ERK2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation JNK1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation p38 beta  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model Neoplastic mouse +SA mammary epithelial cells Healthy Rattus norvegicus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Treatment with subeffective doses of pravastatin or gamma-tocotrienol alone had no effect, whereas combined treatment of these compounds resulted in a relatively large decrease in intracellular levels of phosphorylated (activated) MAPK, JNK, p38, and Akt.
          Simvastatin      Hyper-lipoproteinaemia     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 Phosphorylation AKT1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation ERK2  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation JNK1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Down-regulation Phosphorylation p38 beta  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model Neoplastic mouse +SA mammary epithelial cells Healthy Rattus norvegicus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Treatment with subeffective doses of simvastatin or gamma-tocotrienol alone had no effect, whereas combined treatment of these compounds resulted in a relatively large decrease in intracellular levels of phosphorylated (activated) MAPK, JNK, p38, and Akt.
          Celecoxib      Rheumatoid arthritis     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]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Down-regulation Expression AKT1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    In-vitro Model +SA mammary epithelial cells' Healthy Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Combined low dose treatment of Gamma-tocotrienol and celecoxibthe showed synergistic antiproliferative effects of against +SA mammary tumor cells in culture.
          Atorvastatin      Cardiovascular disease     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 [5]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Biological
                    Regulation
Inhibition Mevalonate pathway
                    In-vitro Model NCI-H2052 CVCL_1518 Pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma Homo sapiens
NCI-H28 CVCL_1555 Pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma Homo sapiens
NCI-H2452 CVCL_1553 Pleural biphasic mesothelioma Homo sapiens
MSTO-211H CVCL_1430 Pleural biphasic mesothelioma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Statin + Gamma-T3 combinations induced greater cell growth inhibition more than each single treatment via inhibition of mevalonate pathway, a well-known target of both Gamma-T3 and statins.
          Mevastatin      Diabetic foot ulcer     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
                    In-vitro Model Neoplastic mouse +SA mammary epithelial cells Healthy Rattus norvegicus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Treatment with subeffective doses of mevastatin or gamma-tocotrienol alone had no effect, whereas combined treatment of these compounds resulted in a relatively large decrease in intracellular levels of phosphorylated (activated) MAPK, JNK, p38, and Akt.
          Lovastatin      Hyper-lipoproteinaemia     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
                    In-vitro Model Neoplastic mouse +SA mammary epithelial cells Healthy Rattus norvegicus
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Treatment with subeffective doses of Lovastatin or gamma-tocotrienol alone had no effect, whereas combined treatment of these compounds resulted in a relatively large decrease in intracellular levels of phosphorylated (activated) MAPK, JNK, p38, and Akt.
          Atorvastatin + Celecoxib     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 [6]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Molecule(s)
                    Regulation
Up-regulation Cleavage CASP3  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
Up-regulation Cleavage PARP1  Molecule Info 
Pathway MAP
                    Biological
                    Regulation
Induction Cell cycle arrest in G0/G1 phase
Increase DNA fragmentation
                    In-vitro Model HT29 CVCL_A8EZ Colorectal adenocarcinoma Mus musculus
HCT 116 CVCL_0291 Colon carcinoma Homo sapiens
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Atorvastatin with gamma-tocotrienol and celecoxib exhibited a strong synergy against human colon cancer cells in causing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
References
Reference 1 The ChEMBL database in 2017. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Jan 4;45(D1):D945-D954.
Reference 2 Synergistic Antiproliferative Effects of Combined Gamma -Tocotrienol and PPAR Gamma Antagonist Treatment Are Mediated through PPAR Gamma -Independent Mechanisms in Breast Cancer Cells. PPAR Res. 2014;2014:439146.
Reference 3 Synergistic antiproliferative effects of gamma-tocotrienol and statin treatment on mammary tumor cells. Lipids. 2007 Dec;42(12):1113-23.
Reference 4 Synergistic anticancer effects of combined gamma-tocotrienol and celecoxib treatment are associated with suppression in Akt and NFkappaB signaling. Biomed Pharmacother. 2010 May;64(5):327-32.
Reference 5 Synergistic effect of combined treatment with gamma-tocotrienol and statin on human malignant mesothelioma cells. Cancer Lett. 2013 Oct 1;339(1):116-27.
Reference 6 Synergistic actions of atorvastatin with gamma-tocotrienol and celecoxib against human colon cancer HT29 and HCT116 cells. Int J Cancer. 2010 Feb 15;126(4):852-63.
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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  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

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