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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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Cucurbitacin E is a
biochemical compound from the
family of
cucurbitacins.
These are
found in
plants which are
member of the
family Cucurbitaceae, most...
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striped cu****ber
beetle is
unique in that it is
resistant to a chemical,
cucurbitacin, that is
found in
plants and
serves as a
defense mechanism against herbivores...
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nematodes or wildlife. As a
possible defense mechanism, cu****bers
produce cucurbitacin C,
which causes a
bitter taste in some cu****ber varieties. This potential...
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occasionally used in
sweeter cooking.
Zucchini occasionally contain toxic cucurbitacins,
making them
extremely bitter, and
causing severe gastro-enteric upsets...
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cultivated varieties,
there are
occasional reports of
cucurbitacin causing illness in humans.
Cucurbitacin is also used as a lure in
insect traps. As an example...
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Cucurbitacin D is a
plant triterpene first identified in
plants in the
family Cucurbitaceae. In
preliminary in
vitro studies, it has
shown inhibitory properties...
- catalogued,
along with D-mannitol, apigenin, hersaponin,
monnierasides I–III,
cucurbitacin and
plantainoside B. Lansdown, R.V.; Knees, S.G.; Patzelt, A. (2013)...
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plant family, but also
cucurbitacins,
which are
better known as
chemical defenses in the
Cucurbitaceae plant family.
Cucurbitacins from
Iberis amara have...
- In enzymology, a
cucurbitacin Delta23-reductase (EC 1.3.1.5) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin + NAD(P)+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
