Cucurbitin

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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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Cucurbitin
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(3R)-3-Aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid
Other names
(+)-Cucurbitin; Cucurbitine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • 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
  • O=C(O)[C@]1(N)CNCC1
Properties
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).
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