CHEBI:16219 - cucurbitacin

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ChEBI Name cucurbitacin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:16219
Definition Any one of a class of tetracyclic triterpenoids, formally derived from the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane, developed by some plants (especially those of the family Cucurbitaceaeas) as a defence mechanism against herbivores.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:3939, CHEBI:14033, CHEBI:23409
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): allelochemical
A class of secondary metabolites developed by many plants to influence the behaviour, growth or survival of herbivores, and thus acting as a defence against herbivory.
Related Structures
cucurbitacin is a Structural Derivative of
cucurbitane
Mass : 414.74980
Formula : C30H54
73245 		triterpene
Definition : A C30 terpene.
 terpene
Definition : A hydrocarbon of biological origin having carbon skeleton formally derived from isoprene [CH22C(CH3)CH2CH2].
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