Cucurbitin

Translation of "cucurbitin" into Russian

Noun

cucurbitin

Used almost exclusively as the technical name of a specific amino acid; functions as an uncountable mass noun.

Специфический термин; токсичная аминокислота из семян тыквы.

Cucurbitin isolated from pumpkin seeds has been shown to paralyse tapeworms in laboratory tests.

Кукурбитин, выделенный из семян тыквы, показал способность парализовать ленточных червей в лабораторных испытаниях.

Noun

A toxic amino acid occurring naturally in pumpkin and other Cucurbita seeds, noted for its anthelmintic (anti-parasitic) properties.

Cucurbitin isolated from pumpkin seeds has been shown to paralyse tapeworms in laboratory tests.