Spinoside Explained

Spinoside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably Desfontainia spinosa. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane, more specifically from cucurbitacin H.^[1]

They include

• Spinoside A, from D. spinosa ^[1]
• Spinoside B, from D. spinosa ^[1]

Notes and References

1. 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