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Phytochemical Details
01. General Information
Name Hypericin
PubChem CID 3663
Molecular Weight 504.4g/mol
Synonyms

1,3,4,6,8,13-hexahydroxy-10,11-dimethylphenanthro(1,10,9,8-opqra)perylene-7,14-dione, hipericin, hypericin, hypericum red, mono-(123I)iodohypericin, SGX-301, SGX301

Formula C₃₀H₁₆O₈
SMILES CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C3=C(C=C(C4=C3C5=C2C1=C6C(=CC(=O)C7=C(C8=C(C=C(C4=C8C5=C67)O)O)O)C)O)O)O
InChI 1S/C30H16O8/c1-7-3-9(31)19-23-15(7)16-8(2)4-10(32)20-24(16)28-26-18(12(34)6-14(36)22(26)30(20)38)17-11(33)5-13(35)21(29(19)37)25(17)27(23)28/h3-6,33-38H,1-2H3
InChIKey YDOIFHVUBCIUHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Number 548-04-9
ChEMBL ID CHEMBL286494
ChEBI ID CHEBI:5835
Herb ID HBIN029828
Drug Bank ID DB13014
KEGG ID C07606
Structure 2D-img
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02. Source Information of Phytochemical
(1) Forsythia suspensa Cold
Chineses Pinyin LianQiao
Use Part Fruit
Habitat HeiLongJiang, JiLin, LiaoNing, BeiJing, TianJin, HeBei, ShanXi, NeiMengGu
Flavor Bitter
Meridian Tropism Lung, Heart, Small intestine
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Lamiales
    -->Family: Oleaceae
     -->Genus: Forsythia
      -->Species: Forsythia suspensa
(2) Hypericum japonicum Cool
Chineses Pinyin DiErCao
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat HuNan, JiangXi, ZheJiang, FuJian, GuangDong, GuiZhou, YunNan, HaiNan, XiZang, TaiWan
Flavor Sweet, Mildly bitter
Meridian Tropism Liver, Gallbladder, Large intestine
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum japonicum
(3) Hypericum wightianum Cold
Chineses Pinyin BianDiJin
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat SiChuan, GuiZhou, YunNan
Flavor Bitter, Astringent
Meridian Tropism Large intestine
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum wightianum
(4) Hypericum perforatum Even
Chineses Pinyin GuanYeLianQiao
Use Part Whole Herb With Root
Habitat HeBei, Shaanxi, GanSu, XinJiang, ShanDong, JiangSu, JiangXi, HeNan, HuBei, HuNan, SiChuan, GuiZhou
Flavor Bitter, Astringent
Meridian Tropism Liver
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum perforatum
(5) Hypericum ascyron Unknown
Chineses Pinyin HuangHaiTang
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat HeiLongJiang, JiLin, LiaoNing
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum ascyron
(6) Hypericum patulum Cold
Chineses Pinyin JinSiMei
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat JiangSu, ZheJiang, AnHui, FuJian, JiangXi, HuBei, HuNan, GuangXi, SiChuan, GuiZhou, Shaanxi, GanSu, TaiWan
Flavor Bitter
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum patulum
(7) Hypericum erectum Even
Chineses Pinyin XiaoLianQiao
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat China
Flavor Pungent
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum erectum
(8) Hypericum sampsonii Cold
Chineses Pinyin YuanBaoCao
Use Part Whole Herb
Habitat HuNan, JiangXi, ZheJiang, FuJian, GuangDong, GuiZhou, YunNan, HaiNan, XiZang, TaiWan
Flavor Pungent, Bitter
Meridian Tropism Liver, Spleen
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum sampsonii
(9) Hypericum lancasteri Unknown
Chineses Pinyin ZhanEJinSiTao
Use Part Root, Stem, Fruit, Aerial Parts
Habitat YunNan
Species
>Kingdom: Viridiplantae
 -->Phylum: Streptophyta
  -->Class: Equisetopsida
   -->Order: Malpighiales
    -->Family: Hypericaceae
     -->Genus: Hypericum
      -->Species: Hypericum lancasteri
03. Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s)
Synergistic Effect
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Combination Pair ID: 431
Pair Name Hypericin, Gemcitabine
Partner Name Gemcitabine
Disease Info [ICD-11: 2C10] Pancreatic cancer Investigative
Biological Phenomena Induction-->Apoptosis
Gene Regulation Up-regulation Expression BAX hsa581
Down-regulation Expression BCL2 hsa596
Up-regulation Cleavage CASP3 hsa836
Up-regulation Cleavage CASP9 hsa842
Up-regulation Expression CYCS hsa54205
Down-regulation Expression DCTPP1 hsa79077
Down-regulation Expression H6PD hsa9563
Up-regulation Cleavage PARP1 hsa142
In Vitro Model Capan-2 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens (Human) CVCL_0026
Result We demonstrated that Gem combined HY-PDT could inhibit the proliferation of Capan-2 cells and induce cell apoptosis. HY-PDT combined with Gem had a great potential on pancreatic cancer treatment clinically.
04. Reference
No. Title Href
1 Hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy enhances gemcitabine induced Capan-2 cell apoptosis via inhibiting NADPH level. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2022 Apr 20;74(4):596-604. doi: 10.1093/jpp/rgab073. Click
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