Spinoside

Spinoside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably Desfontainia spinosa. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane (C
30H
54), more specifically from cucurbitacin H.[1]

They include

  • Spinoside A, from D. spinosa [1]:61
  • Spinoside B, from D. spinosa [1]:62

References
  1. Jian Chao Chen, Ming Hua Chiu, Rui Lin Nie, Geoffrey A. Cordell and Samuel X. Qiu (2005), "Cucurbitacins and cucurbitane glycosides: structures and biological activities" Natural Product Reports, volume 22, pages 386-399 doi:10.1039/B418841C


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