Acanthaceae

Name
Acanthaceae
Accession Number
DBCAT005814
Description

A plant genus of the family ACANTHACEAE. Delta 6 Hexadecenoic acid (16:1 delta 6) composes 3/4 of the seed oil. Iridoid glycosides, isounedoside and grandifloric acid have been isolated.

Drugs
DrugDrug Description
AndrographolideInvestigated for use/treatment in ulcerative colitis.
Drugs & Drug Targets
DrugTargetType
AndrographolideTumor necrosis factortarget
AndrographolideInterleukin-1 betatarget
AndrographolideInterleukin-6target
AndrographolideNuclear factor NF-kappa-B p100 subunittarget
AndrographolideNuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunittarget