Glaucarubin

"Glaucarubin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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(1 beta,2 alpha,11 beta,12 alpha,15 beta(S))-11,20-Epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-15-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)picras-3-en-16-one. A quassinoid (Simaroubolide) from Simaruba glauca, a tropical shrub. It has been used as an antiamebic agent and is found to be cytotoxic. It may be of use in cancer chemotherapy.

Descriptor ID	D005900
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.849.919.570.500 D03.383.663.387
Concept/Terms	Glaucarubin Glaucarubin Kirondrin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Triterpenes [D02.455.849.919]
Quassins [D02.455.849.919.570]
Glaucarubin [D02.455.849.919.570.500]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Pyrans [D03.383.663]
Glaucarubin [D03.383.663.387]

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