Cucurbitacins and cucurbitane glycosides: structures and biological activities

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作者
Chen, JC
Chiu, MH [1 ]
Nie, RL
Cordell, GA
Qiu, SX
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, State Key Lab Phytochem & Plant Resources W China, Kunming 65024, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Illinois, Coll Pharm, Dept Med Chem & Pharmacognosy, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
[3] Washington Univ, Dept Chem, St Louis, MO 63017 USA
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10.1039/b418841c
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The natural cucurbitacins constitute a group of triterpenoid substances which are well-known for their bitterness and toxicity. Structurally, they are characterized by the tetracyclic cueurbitane nucleus skeleton, namely, 19-(10 -> 9 beta)-abeo-10 alpha-lanost-5-ene (also known as 9 beta-methyl-19-norlanosta-5-ene), with a variety of oxygen substitutions at different positions. According to the characteristics of their structures, cucurbitacins are divided into twelve categories. The biological effects of the cucurbitacins are also covered.
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