Cephaeline (Standard)

Description

Cephaeline - -Cephaeline , a desmethyl analog of Emetine, is a phenolic alkaloid in Indian Ipecac roots isolated from the Cephaelis ipecacuanha. Cephaeline exhibits potent inhibition of both Zika virus ZIKV and Ebola virus EBOV infections. Cephaeline is an inductor of histone H3 acetylation and an inhibitor of mucoepidermoid carcinoma cancer stem cells MEC , which promotes ferroptosis by inhibiting NRF2 to exert anti-lung cancer efficacy.