Studies on the Constituents of Trichosanthes Root. I. Constituents of Roots of Trichosanthes kirilowii MAXIM. var. japonicum KITAM.
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- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in YAKUGAKU ZASSHI
- Vol. 109 (4) , 250-255
- https://doi.org/10.1248/yakushi1947.109.4_250
Abstract
From the fresh roots of Trichosanthes kirilowii MAXIM. var. japonicum KITAM., the following substances were identified: methyl palmitate, palmitic acid, suberic acid, .alpha.-spinasterol, stigmast-7-en-3.beta.-ol, .alpha.-spinasterol 3-O-.beta.-D-glucopyranoside, stigmast-7-en-3.beta.-ol3-O-.beta.-D-glucopyranoside, bryonolic acid, cucurbitacin B, cucurbitacin D, vomifoliol, ethyl .alpha.-L-arabinofranoside and D-glucose. The bitter taste of Trichosanthes Root was considered to be due to cucurbitacin B and D.Keywords
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