Clitorin is a natural product that is a
kaempferol
Kaempferol (3,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) is a natural flavonol, a type of flavonoid, found in a variety of plants and plant-derived foods including kale, beans, tea, spinach, and broccoli. Kaempferol is a yellow crystalline solid with a meltin ...
glycoside
In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond. Glycosides play numerous important roles in living organisms. Many plants store chemicals in the form of inactive glycosides. ...
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It has been found in ''
Clitoria ternatea
''Clitoria ternatea'', commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea or Darwin pea is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae, endemic and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate.
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Saxifraga cuneifolia
''Saxifraga cuneifolia'', the lesser Londonpride, shield-leaved saxifrage or spoon-leaved saxifrage, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the Saxifragaceae family.
Etymology
''Saxifraga cuneifolia'' was first described by Carl Linnaeus i ...
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Diospyros rhombifolia
''Diospyros rhombifolia'', the diamond-leaf persimmon or princess persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae
The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and per ...
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Acalypha indica
''Acalypha indica'' (English: Indian Acalypha, Indian Mercury, Indian Copperleaf, Indian Nettle, Three-seeded Mercury) is an herbaceous annual that has catkin-like inflorescences with cup-shaped involucres surrounding the minute flowers. It is m ...
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Dried
papaya
The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...
leaf juice contains about 0.7% clitorin.
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Kaempferol glycosides