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Brydioside

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Chemical structure of brydioside A

Brydioside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably Bryonia dioica. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane (C
30
H
54
), more specifically from cucurbitacin L (23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin I).[1]

They include

References

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  1. ^ a b Chen, Jian Chao; Chiu, Ming Hua; Nie, Rui Lin; Cordell, Geoffrey A.; Qiu, Samuel X. (2005). "Cucurbitacins and cucurbitane glycosides: Structures and biological activities". Natural Product Reports. 22 (3): 386–399. doi:10.1039/B418841C. PMID 16010347.