Cucurbitin
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IUPAC name
(3R)-3-Aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid
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Other names
(+)-Cucurbitin; Cucurbitine
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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C5H10N2O2 | |
Molar mass | 130.147 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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 (issue 1). Lloyd Library and Museum: pp 23‑, 29.
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- ^ 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.