[Studies on the constituents of trichosanthes root. I. Constituents of roots of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. var. japonicum Kitam].
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-ol 3-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.
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D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D054728:Cucurbitacins; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis*; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D014315:Triterpenes; D054728:Cucurbitacins