Cucurbitin

Cucurbitin

Cucurbitin

Chemical compound

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]

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References

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


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