Cucurbitin
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
(3R)-3-Aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid | |
| Other names
(+)-Cucurbitin; Cucurbitine | |
| Identifiers | |
6807-92-7  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChemSpider | 390997 |
| PubChem | 442634 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H10N2O2 | |
| Molar mass | 130.15 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| Infobox references | |
Cucurbitin is an amino acid and a carboxypyrrolidine that is found in Cucurbita seeds.[1][2] Cucurbitin causes degenerative changes in the reproductive organs of parasitic flatworms called flukes.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Pumpkin". Drugs.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ Mihranian, Valentine H; Abou-Chaar, Charles I (1968). Theodor Karl Just; American Society of Pharmacognosy, ed. "Extraction, detection, and estimation of cucurbitin in Cucurbita seeds". Lloydia vol 31. Lloyd Library and Museum (issue 1): pp 23‑29. External link in
|publisher=(help); - ↑ Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, Cornelius Kennedy Cain, 1966, Academic Press, ISBN 0120405016
- ↑ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 411–412. ISBN 0-8493-2332-0.
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