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β-Caryophyllene (Synonyms: (-)-β-Caryophyllene, (-)-trans-Caryophyllene, NSC 11906)

Catalog No.GC33681

β-Caryophyllene is a CB2 receptor agonist.

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β-Caryophyllene Chemical Structure

Cas No.: 87-44-5

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Cell experiment:

Panel of human cancer cells such as, pancreatic (PANC-1), colorectal (HCT-116 and HT-29), invasive squamous cell carcinoma (ME-180), leukemia (K562), hormone sensitive and invasive breast cancer cell line (MCF-7), and prostatic (PC3) adenocarcinoma cell lines are used. Cells are incubated in a humidified CO2 incubator at 37°C supplied with 5% CO2. Inhibitory effect of β-Caryophyllene on proliferation of the cell lines is tested using the MTT assay. The selectivity index (SI) for the cytotoxicity of β-Caryophyllene is calculated using the ratio of IC50 of β-Caryophyllene on a normal cell line (NIH-3T3) to the IC50 of β-Caryophyllene on cancer cell lines[2].

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Male double transgenic APP/PS1 mice and wild-type littermates are used. The mice are group housed (3 to 5 animals/cage) with a 12:12-hour light/dark cycle and ad libitum access to food and water. In this experiment, animals are orally treated by gavage with 16, 48, or 144 mg/kg of β-Caryophyllene every morning for 10 weeks starting at the age of 7 months. All vehicle solutions are used for the respective control animal treatments and the Morris water maze test is performed[1].

References:

[1]. Cheng Y, et al. β-Caryophyllene ameliorates the Alzheimer-like phenotype in APP/PS1 Mice through CB2 receptor activation and the PPARγ pathway. Pharmacology. 2014;94(1-2):1-12.
[2]. Dahham SS, et al. The Anticancer, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of the Sesquiterpene β-Caryophyllenefrom the Essential Oil of Aquilaria crassna. Molecules. 2015 Jun 26;20(7):11808-29.
[3]. de Oliveira CC, et al. Anticonvulsant activity of β-caryophyllene against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Mar;56:26-31.

Background

β-Caryophyllene is a CB2 receptor agonist.

Among the tested cancer cells, β-Caryophyllene demonstrates selective anti-proliferative effect against three cancer cell lines, namely HCT 116 (colon cancer, IC50=19 μM), PANC-1 (pancreatic cancer, IC50=27 μM), and HT29 (colon cancer, IC50=63 μM) cells, whereas β-Caryophyllene exhibits either moderate or poor cytotoxic effects against ME-180, PC3, K562 and MCF-7. Results show that β-Caryophyllene possesses higher selectivity towards the colorectal cancer cells (HCT 116), with selectivity index (SI)=27.9, followed by PANC-1 and HT 29 cells with SI=19.6 and 8, respectively. The apoptotic index estimated for β-Caryophyllene treatment on HCT 116 cells after 24 h treatment is 64±0.04. β-Caryophyllene at 10 μM concentration, causes significant nuclei condensation after 6 h of treatment. β-caryophyllene exhibits a dose and time-dependent inhibitory effect on the motility of HCT 116 cells[2].

Treatment with β-Caryophyllene at different doses does not show any effects on swimming speed during the test. Oral treatment with β-Caryophyllene ameliorates the rise in β-amyloid deposition in the transgenic mice in a roughly dose-dependent manner, and the two higher doses exhibit almost equal effects in modifying the β-amyloid burden. The number of activated astroglial cells is higher in vehicle-treated mouse brains than in β-Caryophyllene-treated mouse brains with different doses. β-Caryophyllene is effective at reducing the enhancement of the COX-2 protein level found in vehicle-treated APP/PS1 mice[1]. Animals treated with β-Caryophyllene display higher values of object recognition index than their vehicle-treated counterparts [t(14)=4.204, P0.05). Treatment with β-Caryophyllene does not significantly alter these seizure-induced neurochemical changes[3].

[1]. Cheng Y, et al. β-Caryophyllene ameliorates the Alzheimer-like phenotype in APP/PS1 Mice through CB2 receptor activation and the PPARγ pathway. Pharmacology. 2014;94(1-2):1-12. [2]. Dahham SS, et al. The Anticancer, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of the Sesquiterpene β-Caryophyllenefrom the Essential Oil of Aquilaria crassna. Molecules. 2015 Jun 26;20(7):11808-29. [3]. de Oliveira CC, et al. Anticonvulsant activity of β-caryophyllene against pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Mar;56:26-31.

Chemical Properties

Cas No. 87-44-5 SDF
Synonyms (-)-β-Caryophyllene, (-)-trans-Caryophyllene, NSC 11906
Canonical SMILES C=C1CC/C=C(C)/CC[C@@]2([H])C(C)(C)C[C@]12[H]
Formula C15H24 M.Wt 204.35
Solubility Ethanol : ≥ 176.67 mg/mL (864.55 mM);DMSO : < 1 mg/mL (insoluble or slightly soluble);Water : < 0.1 mg/mL (insoluble) Storage Store at -20°C
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1 mM 4.8936 mL 24.4678 mL 48.9356 mL
5 mM 0.9787 mL 4.8936 mL 9.7871 mL
10 mM 0.4894 mL 2.4468 mL 4.8936 mL
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