Description: Podofilox ((+)-Shikonin) is a lignan (LIGNANS) found in PODOPHYLLIN resin from the roots of PODOPHYLLUM plants. It is a potent spindle poison, toxic if taken internally, and has been used as a cathartic. It is very irritating to skin and mucous membranes, has keratolytic actions, has been used to treat...

Potent microtubule assembly inhibitor. Anticancer compound. Cell death inducer. DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor. Cell cycle inhibitor at the metaphase. Antiviral and antihelminthic.

Podophyllotoxin is a lignan that has been found in Podophyllum and has diverse biological activities. It inhibits polymerization of isolated chicken brain tubulin (IC50 = 0.6 µM) and induces mitotic arrest at the G2/M phase in CCRF CEM lymphoblastic leukemia cells when used at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 5...

Non-alkaloid lignan found in Podophyllum,derivatives of this compound inhibit topoisomerase II.