Spinoside
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Spinoside is any one of several chemical compound
s isolated from certain plants, notably Desfontainia spinosa. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene
hydrocarbon
cucurbitane
, more specifically from cucurbitacin H
.
They include
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
s isolated from certain plants, notably Desfontainia spinosa. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene
Triterpene
Triterpenes are terpenes consisting of six isoprene units and have the molecular formula C30H48.The pentacyclic triterpenes can be classified into lupane, oleanane or ursane groups.Animal- and plant-derived triterpenes exist, such as:*squalene...
hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons from which one hydrogen atom has been removed are functional groups, called hydrocarbyls....
cucurbitane
Cucurbitane
Cucurbitane is a chemical compound with formula . It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically a triterpene. It is an isomer of lanostane , from which it differs by the formal shift of a methyl group from the 10 to the 9β position in the standard steroid numbering scheme.The name is applied to...
, more specifically from cucurbitacin H
Cucurbitacin
Cucurbitacin is any of a class of biochemical compounds that some plants — notably members of the family Cucurbitaceae, that includes the common pumpkins and gourds — developed in order to defend themselves from herbivores...
.
They include
- Spinoside A, from D. spinosa
- Spinoside B, from D. spinosa