Description: Gracillin can induce cell cycle arrest, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in HL60 cells, and has the potential to be developed as an antitumor agent. Gracillin can be selected as lead compounds for the development of new drugs against I. multifiliis. Target: cell cycle arrest. Smiles:...

Gracillin is a steroidal saponin that has been found in C. speciosus and has diverse biological activities. It reduces cell growth in a panel of 58 leukemia, non-small cell lung, colon, CNS, prostate, melanoma, ovarian, renal, and breast cancer cell lines (GI50s = 0.58-2.44 µM). Gracillin reduces growth of fish Ich...