Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill.

Bruceantin ((-)-Bruceantin) is a quassinoid found in B. javanica. Bruceantin activates caspase signaling pathway, causes the mitochondrial dysfunction, inhibits cell proliferation, induces cell differentiation and apoptosis. Bruceantin exhibits anti-leukemia and antiprotozoal activities.

Bruceantinol is a quassinoid that can be isolated from Brucea javanica, inhibits pepper mottle virus (PepMoV) in pepper. Bruceantinol is a STAT3 inhibitor demonstrating potent antitumor activity in in vitro and in vivo human colorectal cancer (CRC) models. Bruceantinol has potent anti-leukemic activity. Bruceantinol strongly inhibits STAT3 DNA-binding ability (IC₅₀ = 2.4 pM), blocks the constitutive and IL-6-induced STAT3 activation, and suppresses transcription of MCL-1, PTTG1, survivin and c-Myc. Bruceantinol binds with CDK2/4/6 to facilitate protein degradation through proteasome pathway. Bruceantinol can dose- and time-dependently reduces the cell growth, impede cell proliferation, disrupts the cell cycle, and induces necrosis in MCF-7 cells and apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 cells.

Bruceanol A is an antileukemic quassinoid glycoside isolated from Brucea javanica. Bruceanol A exhibits antileukemic activity against P-388 lymphocytic leukemia in vivo. Bruceanol A can be used in studies related to P-388 lymphocytic leukemia.

Dehydrobruceantin has potential antileukemic activity.