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Cucurbitacin

Cucurbitacins are a class of biochemical compounds that some plants – notably members of the pumpkin and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae – produce and which function as a defense against herbivores. Wikipedia
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Cucurbitacins are a class of biochemical compounds that some plants – notably members of the pumpkin and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae – produce and which ...
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A cell-permeable and irreversible bitter triterpenoid compound (NCI identifier: NSC 521777) that displays anti-proliferative and antitumor ...
Apr 9, 2018 · Cucurbitacins are tetracyclic terpenes with steroidal structures that are isolated from plants of the family Cucurbitaceae such as pumpkins, ...
Cucurbitacin is a bitter-tasting principle that can be isolated from members of the family Cucurbitaceae, such as cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (Cucumis ...
Natural and semi-synthetic cucurbitacins show promising anticancer activities ranging from antiproliferation, cell cycle arrest to induction of apoptosis.
The compound that imparts the bitter taste in cucumbers is cucurbitacin. Wild cucumbers have a large amount of cucurbitacin, which discourages feeding by wild ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Cucurbitacin B treatment inhibited FAK and vinculin expression, affecting the cytoskeleton's cell adhesion and contractility. It also interfered ...
Cucurbitacin E is a highly oxidated steroid consisting of a tetracyclic triterpene. Specific modifications in this molecule under certain conditions can form ...