Summary
The crystalline substance obtained from the seeds ofLuffa agyptiaca Mill., now named “Luffamarin”, has the probable molecular formula C20H30O5. It contains an alcoholic hydroxyl group, a ketonic group and an acetoxyl group. The function of the remaining oxygen is not clearly known. It is probably present in a heterocyclic ring.
A number of derivatives and degradation products have been prepared and analysed.
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Rangaswami, S., Sambamurthy, K. Some reactions of luffamarin. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 50, 167–174 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048849
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