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;
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 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). "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.

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