Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 1962, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 244-251. Previous Articles     Next Articles

南瓜子化学成分的研究——Ⅰ. 新氨基酸:南瓜子氨酸的分离及其结构的研究

方聖鼎, 李良泉, 钮經义, 曾广方   

  1. 中国科学院药物研究所
  • 投稿日期:1962-02-17 发布日期:2013-06-03

CHEMICAL STUDIES ON CUCURBITA MOSCHATA DUCH. Ⅰ. THE ISOLATION AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF CUCURBITINE

SHENG-DIN FANG, LIANG-CHUAN LI, CHING-I NIU, KWONG-FONG TSENG(K. F. TSENG)   

  1. Institute of Materia Medica, Academia Sinica
  • Received:1962-02-17 Published:2013-06-03

A new amino acid has been isolated from seeds of Cucurbita moschata Duch.The compound, having physical and chemical properties different from those of known amino acids, is provisionally named cucurbitine.Pharmacological examinations revealed that this compound was active against Schistosomiasis japonica.