Piperlongumine

Isolated from Piper longum roots. Cytotoxic against tumor cell lines. Induces necrosis and apoptosis in cancer cells. Shows anti-platelet aggregation activity possibly by inhibition of cyclooxgenase activity and a decrease in thromboxane A2 formation. Shows significant anxiolytic and antidepressant activities. Promotes adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells. Induces in vivo and in vitro mutagenicity in eukaryotic models. Selectively kills cancer cells by targeting the stress response to ROS. Shows in vitro schistosomicidal activity.