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Fusaproliferin, a Fungal Phytotoxin Shows Rapid and Potent Cytotoxicity against Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines
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17 October 2018
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Abstract
As a part of our ongoing research on endophytic fungi, we have isolated a sesterterpene mycotoxin, fusaproliferin (FUS), from Fusarium solani strain associated with the plant Aglaonema hookerianum Schott. FUS showed rapid and sub-micromolar IC50 against pancreatic cancer cell lines. Time dependent survival analysis and microscopy imaging showed rapid morphological changes in cancer cell lines 4 hours after incubation with FUS. This provides a new chemical scaffold that can be further developed to obtain more potent synthetic agents against pancreatic cancer.
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Subject: Chemistry and Materials Science - Medicinal Chemistry
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