Anti-Diabetic Effects of Cucurbitacins from Ibervillea lindheimeri on Induced Mouse Diabetes

Figure 1

Chemical structures of 1-4 cucurbitane triterpenoids. 23,24-dihydrocyclyrbitacin D (1), 2-O-β glucopyranosyl 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D (2), 2,16-diacetyl-23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D (3), and 2-O-β (2′,3′,4′,6′-tetraacetyl) glucopyranosyl-16-acetyl-23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D (4).