Cucurbitin

Cucurbitin
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (3R)-3-Aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid
	Other names (+)-Cucurbitin; Cucurbitine
Identifiers
CAS Number	6807-92-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	390997;
PubChem CID	442634;
UNII	82AL4JJ8J2 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20218286 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H10N2O2/c6-5(4(8)9)1-2-7-3-5/h7H,1-3,6H2,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1 Key: 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/s1 Key: DWAKXSZUASEUHH-RXMQYKEDBI;
	SMILES O=C(O)[C@]1(N)CNCC1;
Properties
Chemical formula	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). Infobox references

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

References

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

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[npp-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.

[AnnualReport-3] Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, Cornelius Kennedy Cain, 1966, Academic Press, ISBN 0120405016

[austin-4] Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.