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Hemiterpenes

Compounds that include a single 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (also known as isoprene) within their structure.

Also Known As:

Hemiterpene; Hemiterpenoid; Hemiterpenoids

Networked: 4 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Hydrocarbons: 1713
  - Terpenes: 1461
    - Hemiterpenes: 4

Experts

1.	Li, Lan: 1 article (06/2017)
2.	Lu, An-Qi: 1 article (06/2017)
3.	Shi, Jian-Gong: 1 article (06/2017)
4.	Sun, Hua: 1 article (06/2017)
5.	Wang, Su-Juan: 1 article (06/2017)
6.	Xie, Mei-Ping: 1 article (06/2017)
7.	Zhang, Bo: 1 article (06/2017)
8.	Zhang, Dan: 1 article (06/2017)
9.	Asano, Takashi: 1 article (05/2013)
10.	Buell, C Robin: 1 article (05/2013)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 05/01/2013 - "The Rubiaceae species, Ophiorrhiza pumila, accumulates camptothecin, an anti-cancer alkaloid with a potent DNA topoisomerase I inhibitory activity, as well as anthraquinones that are derived from the combination of the isochorismate and hemiterpenoid pathways. "
2.	Experimental Melanoma 06/01/2012 - "citrifolia fruit extract for their inhibitory activities against melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells induced with α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), most of the saccharide fatty acid esters, hemiterpene glycosides, and iridoid glycosides showed inhibitory effects with no or almost no toxicity to the cells. "
3.	Inflammation (Inflammations) 06/01/2017 - "On the other hand, seven hemiterpene glycosides were all inactive in assays of cytotoxicity, neuroprotection, antidiabetes and anti-inflammation."
4.	Fibrosarcoma 11/01/2003 - "The methanolic extract of roots of Streptocaulon juventas, having shown strong antiproliferative activity against the highly metastatic human HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cell line, was subjected to activity-guided isolation to yield 16 cardenolides including five new ones, acovenosigenin A 3-O-beta-digitoxopyranoside (1), digitoxigenin gentiobioside (2), digitoxigenin 3-O-[O-beta-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-3-O-acetyl-beta-digitoxopyranoside] (3), digitoxigenin 3-O-[O-beta-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-beta-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-O-beta-digitalopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-cymaropyranoside] (4), and periplogenin 3-O-(4-O-beta-glucopyranosyl-beta-digitalopyranoside) (5), and two new hemiterpenoids, (4R)-4-hydroxy-3-isopropylpentyl beta-rutinoside (6) and (R)-2-ethyl-3-methylbutyl beta-rutinoside (7), together with two known phenylpropanoids and a known phenylethanoid. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Glycosides
2.	Iridoid Glycosides
3.	Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones (MSH)
4.	Fatty Acids (Saturated Fatty Acids)
5.	Esters
6.	Type I DNA Topoisomerases (Topoisomerase I)
7.	Digitoxigenin
8.	Cardenolides
9.	Camptothecin
10.	Anthraquinones