U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Divider Arrow National Institutes of Health Divider Arrow NCATS

Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C21H28O2
Molecular Weight 312.4458
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of GUGGULSTERONE, (E)-

SMILES

C\C=C1\C(=O)C[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

InChI

InChIKey=WDXRGPWQVHZTQJ-AUKWTSKRSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H28O2/c1-4-16-19(23)12-18-15-6-5-13-11-14(22)7-9-20(13,2)17(15)8-10-21(16,18)3/h4,11,15,17-18H,5-10,12H2,1-3H3/b16-4-/t15-,17+,18+,20+,21-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C21H28O2
Molecular Weight 312.4458
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 1
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: The description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26337021 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17292610 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23688559 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26879835

(Z)-Guggulsterone is a natural product that lowers cholesterol due to its function as an antagonist ligand for the bile acid receptor. (Z)-Guggulsterone is a nuclear hormone receptor that regulates the transcription of several genes involved in cholesterol metabolism and plays a role in cholesterol level regulation. (Z)-Guggulsterone is also a selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) modulator. Both Guggulsterone isomers were demonstrated to suppress lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation by inhibiting IκB-α degradation and NF-κB activation. GS has medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, muscle relaxing, hypocholesterolemic and anti-obesity, antimycobacterial, antischistomal, larvicidal, and molluscicida.

Originator

Curator's Comment: The laboratory of the Dr. Sukh Dev the first isolated of Z- and E-guggulsterones from guggulipid in 1971.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: Q96RI1
Gene ID: 9971.0
Gene Symbol: NR1H4
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
12.0 nM [IC50]
660.0 nM [EC50]
6060.0 nM [IC50]
1880.0 nM [IC50]
2.4 nM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Suppression of the pregnane X receptor during endoplasmic reticulum stress is achieved by down-regulating hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α and up-regulating liver-enriched inhibitory protein.
2015-04
Alisol B 23-acetate protects against ANIT-induced hepatotoxity and cholestasis, due to FXR-mediated regulation of transporters and enzymes involved in bile acid homeostasis.
2015-03-15
Expression of DNA methyltransferases in breast cancer patients and to analyze the effect of natural compounds on DNA methyltransferases and associated proteins.
2013-03
Identification of UV-protective activators of nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) by combining a chemical library screen with computer-based virtual screening.
2012-09-21
Discovery of sulfated sterols from marine invertebrates as a new class of marine natural antagonists of farnesoid-X-receptor.
2011-03-10
Regulation of human carbonyl reductase 3 (CBR3; SDR21C2) expression by Nrf2 in cultured cancer cells.
2010-10-05
Enhanced steatosis by nuclear receptor ligands: a study in cultured human hepatocytes and hepatoma cells with a characterized nuclear receptor expression profile.
2010-03-30
Enhanced effects of guggulsterone plus 1,25(OH)2D3 on 3T3-L1 adipocytes.
2007-12-21
Guggulsterone inhibits tumor cell proliferation, induces S-phase arrest, and promotes apoptosis through activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, suppression of Akt pathway, and downregulation of antiapoptotic gene products.
2007-06-30
The ratio of constitutive androstane receptor to pregnane X receptor determines the activity of guggulsterone against the Cyp2b10 promoter.
2005-07
Megalin and cubilin expression in gallbladder epithelium and regulation by bile acids.
2004-12
Guggulsterone inhibits NF-kappaB and IkappaBalpha kinase activation, suppresses expression of anti-apoptotic gene products, and enhances apoptosis.
2004-11-05
Guggulsterone activates multiple nuclear receptors and induces CYP3A gene expression through the pregnane X receptor.
2004-08
Guggulsterone antagonizes farnesoid X receptor induction of bile salt export pump but activates pregnane X receptor to inhibit cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase gene.
2003-04-25
Guggulsterone is a farnesoid X receptor antagonist in coactivator association assays but acts to enhance transcription of bile salt export pump.
2003-03-21
The hypolipidemic natural product guggulsterone acts as an antagonist of the bile acid receptor.
2002-07
A natural product that lowers cholesterol as an antagonist ligand for FXR.
2002-05-31
Patents

Sample Use Guides

in experimental animals: Serum lipids were found to be lowered by Guggulsterone (an 80:20 mixture of the Z- and E-isomers) (50 mgkg, b.w.) in triton WR-1339 induced hyperlipaemia. Chronic feeding of this drug (5 mg/kg, b.w.) in animals simultaneously fed with cholesterol (25 m%kg, b.w.) for 30 days, caused lowering in the lipid and apoprotein levels of very low density and low density lipoproteins in experimental animals.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
Created
by admin
on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
Edited
by admin
on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
Record UNII
9B259YE66O
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version
  • Download
Name Type Language
GUGGULSTERONE, (E)-
Common Name English
GUGGULSTERONE E-FORM
MI  
Preferred Name English
(-)-(E)-GUGGULSTERONE
Common Name English
E-GUGGULSTERONE
Common Name English
4,17(20)-(TRANS)-PREGNADIENE-3,16-DIONE
Common Name English
GUGGULSTERONE E-FORM [MI]
Common Name English
PREGNA-4,17(20)-DIENE-3,16-DIONE, (17E)-
Systematic Name English
GUGGULSTERONE E (CONSTITUENT OF GUGGUL) [DSC]
Common Name English
TRANS-GUGGULSTERONE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
DSLD 2405 (Number of products:11)
Created by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025 , Edited by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID6033538
Created by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025 , Edited by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
PRIMARY
PUBCHEM
6439929
Created by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025 , Edited by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
PRIMARY
CAS
39025-24-6
Created by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025 , Edited by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
PRIMARY
FDA UNII
9B259YE66O
Created by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025 , Edited by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
PRIMARY
MERCK INDEX
m5878
Created by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025 , Edited by admin on Mon Mar 31 19:54:46 GMT 2025
PRIMARY Merck Index