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Cucurbitin

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Cucurbitin
Names
Preferred IUPAC name (3R)-3-Aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid
Other names (+)-Cucurbitin; Cucurbitine
Identifiers
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H10N2O2/c6-5(4(8)9)1-2-7-3-5/h7H,1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1Key: DWAKXSZUASEUHH-RXMQYKEDSA-N
  • InChI=1/C5H10N2O2/c6-5(4(8)9)1-2-7-3-5/h7H,1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1Key: DWAKXSZUASEUHH-RXMQYKEDBI
SMILES
  • O=C(O)1(N)CNCC1
Properties
Chemical formula C5H10N2O2
Molar mass 130.147 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Cucurbitin is an amino acid and a carboxypyrrolidine that is found in Cucurbita seeds. Cucurbitin causes degenerative changes in the reproductive organs of parasitic flatworms called flukes.

References

  1. "Pumpkin". Drugs.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. Mihranian, Valentine H; Abou-Chaar, Charles I (1968). "Extraction, detection, and estimation of cucurbitin in Cucurbita seeds". Lloydia. 31 (1): 23–29.
  3. Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, Cornelius Kennedy Cain, 1966, Academic Press, ISBN 0120405016
  4. Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.


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