
Product name:Cucurbitacin
CAS:6199-67-3
Molecular Formula:C32H46O8
Molecular Weight:558.7g/mol
Description:Cucurbitacin is a biochemical compound, a steroid that some plants developed in order to defend themselves from herbivores. It is a poison to some animals and it is considered to be one of the bitterest tastes to humans. It is also one of the active constituents of the colocynth fruit (Citrullus colocynthis) family Cucurbitaceae.



