Datiscoside is any one of several

chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...

s isolated from certain plants, notably ''

Datisca glomerata ''Datisca glomerata'' is a species of plant native to California, Nevada, and Baja California known by the common name Durango root. It is one of only two to four species in the plant family Datiscaceae. It is an erect perennial herb with distinc ...

''. They can be seen as derivatives of the

triterpene Triterpenes are a class of chemical compounds composed of three terpene units with the molecular formula C30H48; they may also be thought of as consisting of six isoprene units. Animals, plants and fungi all produce triterpenes, including squale ...

hydrocarbon In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and hydrophobic, and their odors are usually weak or ex ...

cucurbitane Cucurbitane is a class of chemical compounds with formula ( CAS number 65441-59-0). It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically triterpene. It is also an isomer of lanostane (specifically 19(10→9β)-abeolanostane), from which it differs by ...

(), more specifically from

cucurbitacin F Cucurbitacin is a class of biochemistry, biochemical compounds that some plants – notably members of the pumpkin and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae – produce and which function as a defence against herbivores. Cucurbitacins are chemically clas ...

.Jian Chao Chen, Ming Hua Chiu, Rui Lin Nie, Geoffrey A. Cordell and Samuel X. Qiu (2005), "Cucurbitacins and cucurbitane glycosides: structures and biological activities" ''Natural Product Reports'', volume 22, pages 386-399 They include: *

Datiscoside B Datiscoside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably '' Datisca glomerata''. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane (), more specifically from cucurbitacin F Cucurbitacin ...

, from ''D. glomerata'' *

Datiscoside D Datiscoside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably '' Datisca glomerata''. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane (), more specifically from cucurbitacin F.Jian Chao Chen, M ...

, from ''D. glomerata'' *

Datiscoside H Datiscoside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably '' Datisca glomerata''. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane (), more specifically from cucurbitacin F.Jian Chao Chen, M ...

, from ''D. glomerata''

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