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Inhibition of protein kinase CKII activity by euchrestaflavanone B purified from Cudrania tricuspidata.

The CKII (EC 2.7.1.37) inhibitory compound was purified from the root barks of Cudrania tricuspidata and identified as (2S)-2-[2,4-dihydroxy-5-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)-phenyl]-5,7-dihyroxy-6-(3-methyl-but-2-enyl)chroman-4-one (euchrestaflavanone B). Euchrestaflavanone B was shown to inhibit the phosphotransferase activity of CKII with IC50 of about 78 microM. Steady-state studies revealed that euchrestaflavanone B acted as a competitive inhibitor with respect to the substrate ATP. A value of 16.4 microM was obtained for the apparent Ki. Concentration of 0.8 microM euchrestaflavanone B caused 50% growth inhibition of human cancer cells U937 and HeLa. Euchrestaflavanone B-induced cell death was characterized with the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and procaspase-3, indicating that the inhibitor triggered apoptosis. Because protein kinase CKII is involved in cell proliferation and oncogenesis, these results suggest that euchrestaflavanone B may function by inhibiting oncogenic disease, at least in part, through the inhibition of CKII activity.[1]

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  1. Inhibition of protein kinase CKII activity by euchrestaflavanone B purified from Cudrania tricuspidata. Kim, S.H., Yoon, S.H., Lee, B.W., Park, K.H., Kim, Y.H., Bae, Y.S. Oncol. Res. (2005) [Pubmed]
 
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