(Z)-Ligustilide

(Z)-Ligustilide is extracted from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort, has antimicrobial and antifungal activity, exhibits an average antifungal score of 5.6[1]. (Z)-Ligustilide is orally active, it inhibits the expression of FATP5 and DGAT, inhibits fatty acid uptake and esterification in mice and has potential as therapeutics for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) [2]. (Z)-Ligustilide is also able to reactivate ERα, has epigenetic regulation, and is used in the study of tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer[3].

[1]Rodrigues AMS, et al. The antifungal potential of (Z)-ligustilide and the protective effect of eugenol demonstrated by a chemometric approach. Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 19;9(1):8729. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45222-y|[2]Ma H, et al. Z-ligustilide restores tamoxifen sensitivity of ERa negative breast cancer cells by reversing MTA1/IFI16/HDACs complex mediated epigenetic repression of ERa. Oncotarget. 2017 Apr 25;8(17):29328-29345.|[3]Lee W, et al. Z-ligustilide and n-Butylidenephthalide Isolated from the Aerial Parts of Angelica tenuissima Inhibit Lipid Accumulation In Vitro and In Vivo. Planta Med. 2019 Jul;85(9-10):719-728.