Sagittaria trifolia
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440224404b39335243000 |
| Scientific name | Sagittaria trifolia |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 993 (1753) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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General Uses Top
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Sagittaria trifolia is used in plant developmental genetics, especially studies of gynodioecy and sex determination. Comparative transcriptomics across the S. trifolia complex (including S. sagittifolia and S. lorata) has illuminated transitions from dioecy to gynodioecy and hermaphroditism, identifying candidate sex-determination pathways and genomic regions under selection. Phylogenetic work integrating nuclear and chloroplast markers clarifies relationships within the complex, enabling comparative functional analyses across species with differing reproductive systems.
Properties relevant to use:
Its simultaneous development of male and female flowers on the same inflorescence (and gynodioecious variants) provides a tractable system for dissecting sex-locus architecture, while the presence of monoecious or hermaphroditic morphs permits direct comparisons of regulatory networks. Reproductive-system variation across the complex supports comparative genomics and evolutionary genetic mapping of sex determination and floral development.
Note on taxonomic treatment:
Within the S. trifolia complex, S. trifolia, S. sagittifolia, and S. lorata are closely allied; published genomic and transcriptomic datasets often derive from plants identified as S. sagittifolia or broader complex specimens. References should be checked for precise taxon-level identifications.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Sagittaria chinensis | Sims | Bot. Mag. 39: t. 1631 (1814) |
| Sagittaria doniana | Sweet | Hort. Brit. : 375 (1826) |
| Sagittaria edulis | Schltdl. | Linnaea 18: 432 (1844) |
| Sagittaria leucopetala | (Miq.) Bergmans | Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters : 479 (1924) |
| Sagittaria japonica | hort. ex E.Vilm. | Fl. Pleine Terre , ed. 3: 1002 (1870) |
| Sagittaria hirundinacea | Blume | Enum. Pl. Javae : 34 (1827) |
| Sagittaria sagittata | Thunb. | Fl. Jap. : 242 (1784) |
| Sagittaria sinensis | Sims | Bot. Mag. 39: t. 1631 (1814) |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. retusa | J.K.Chen, S.C.Sun & H.Q.Wang | et in Bull. Bot. Res. North-East. Forest. Inst. 4(2): 130 (1984), with latin descr. 1983 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. edulis | Siebold ex Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 138 (1865) |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. longiloba | (Turcz.) Kitag. | Neolin. Fl. Manshur. : 62 (1979) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. diversifolia | M.Michel | Monogr. Phan. 3: 67. 1881 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. leucopetala | Miq. | Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind. 2: 49 (1870) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia subsp. leucopetala | (Miq.) Hartog | Fl. Males. 5: 332 (1957) |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. leucopetala | Miq. | Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind. 2: 49 1870 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. longiloba | Turcz. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 57. 1854 |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis | (Schltdl.) Ohwi ex W.T.Lee | Lin. Fl. Koreae 1221 1996 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia f. sinensis | (Sims) Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 37. 1918 |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. sinensis | (Sims) Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 37. 1918 |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. angustifolia | Kitag. | Lin. Fl. Manshur. 56. 1939 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. subaequilonga | Regel | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 VII, 4: 140 1861 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. alismifolia | Makino | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 23. 1909 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. heterophylla | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 37 1917 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. subhastata | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 37 1917 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. suitensis | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 36 1917 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. albida | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 36 1917 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. caerulea | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 36 1917 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. longiloba | (Turcz.) Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 36 1918 |
| Sagittaria trifolia f. tenuissima | Hand.-Mazz. | Symb. Sin. 7: 1188 1936 |
| Sagittaria trifolia subsp. leucopetala | (Miq.) Q.F.Wang | Fl. China 23: 85 (2010) |
| Sagittaria macrophylla | Bunge | Enum. Pl. China Bor. 63 (1833) |
| Sagittaria obtusa | Thunb. | Fl. Jap. : 242 (1784) |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. typica | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 35 (1918) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. angustifolia | Siebold | Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 12: 17 (1830) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia f. subaequiloba | Regel | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 , 4(4): 140 (1861) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia f. longiloba | (Turcz.) Regel | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 , 4(4): 140 (1861) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia f. coerulea | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 35 (1918) |
| Sagittaria trifolia var. alismifolia | (Makino) Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 37 (1918) |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia var. sinensis | (Sims) Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 1: 37 (1918) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | threeleaf arrowhead |
| Arabic | سهم الماء ثلاثي الأوراق |
| Azerbaijani | Üçyarpaq oxyarpaq |
| Persian | پیکان آبی |
| Armenian | Նետաբույս եռատերև |
| Japanese | オモダカ |
| Japanese | 澤瀉 |
| Korean | 벗풀 |
| Korean | 소귀나물 |
| Malay | keladi cabang |
| Russian | Стрелолист трёхлистный |
| Thai | ขาเขียด |
| Chinese | 野慈菇 |
| Chinese | 水芋 |
| Chinese | 剪刀草 |
| Chinese | 三脚剪 |
| Chinese | 剪刀草慈姑 |
| Chinese | 野慈姑 |
| Chinese | 野慈*(慈菇) |
| Chinese | 慈菇 |
| Chinese | 慈姑花 |
| Chinese | 慈姑叶 |
| Chinese | 慈姑 |
| Chinese | 弯喙慈姑 |
| Chinese | 三腳剪 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- North Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
- Hainan
- Inner Mongolia
- Manchuria
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
- Nansei-shoto
- Taiwan
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgizstan
- Tadzhikistan
- Uzbekistan
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Russian Far East
- Amur
- Khabarovsk
- Primorye
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Siberia
- Buryatiya
- Chita
- Krasnoyarsk
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Western Asia
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Iraq
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Caucasus
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- West Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nicobar Nicobar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Malaya
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Indian Subcontinent
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Europe click to expand
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Eastern Europe
- South European Russia
- Ukraine
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Eastern Europe
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Pacific click to expand
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South-central Pacific
- Marquesas
- Society Islands
- Tubuai Islands
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Southwestern Pacific
- Fiji
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South-central Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000738042 |
| USDA Plants | SATR11 |
| Tropicos | 900125 |
| INPN | 446101 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:58596-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-287453 |
| PFAF | Sagittaria trifolia |
| Open Tree Of Life | 962775 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 63789 |
| IUCN Red List | 168772 |
| IPNI | 58596-1 |
| iNaturalist | 206167 |
| GBIF | 5328972 |
| Freebase | /m/010ffn0s |
| EPPO | SAGTR |
| EOL | 1082270 |
| USDA GRIN | 400322 |
| Wikipedia | Sagittaria_trifolia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids | |||||
| (1S,2R,4aR,8aR)-1-[(3S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylpent-4-enyl]-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-ol | 7067321 | Click to see | 308.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| (1S,2R,4aR,8aR)-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-1-(3-methylidenepent-4-enyl)-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-ol | 21579290 | Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(C2CCC(=C)C=C)(C)O)C)C | 290.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| (1S,4aR,4bS,7S,9S,10aS)-7-ethenyl-9-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,7-trimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 10805526 | Click to see | 318.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| (1S,4aS,4bR,7S,10aS)-7-ethenyl-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,7-trimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 10494596 | Click to see | 302.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| (4aR,4bS,7S,9S,10aS)-7-ethenyl-9-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4a,7-dimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 10568746 | Click to see | 334.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| (4aS,4bR,7S,10aS)-7-ethenyl-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4a,7-dimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 10829382 | Click to see | 318.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| 13-Episclareol | 56842011 | Click to see | 308.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| 7-Ethenyl-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,7-trimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 85145840 | Click to see | 302.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 7-Ethenyl-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4a,7-dimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 85079689 | Click to see CC1(CCC2C(=C1)CCC3C2(CC(=O)CC3(CO)CO)C)C=C | 318.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 7-Ethenyl-9-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,7-trimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 71346514 | Click to see | 318.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 7-Ethenyl-9-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4a,7-dimethyl-2,4,4b,5,6,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthren-3-one | 85133848 | Click to see | 334.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 8alpha-13(16),14-Labdadien-8-ol | 5168698 | Click to see | 290.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1986.10867901 |
| alpha-Ethenyldecahydro-2-hydroxy-alpha,2,5,5,8a-pentamethyl-1-naphthalenepropanol | 521332 | Click to see | 308.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| Isoabienol | 11220007 | Click to see | 290.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1986.10867901 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.50.3179 |
| Sclareol | 163263 | Click to see | 308.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Kaurane diterpenoids | |||||
| (1S,4S,5S,9S,10R,13R,14S)-14-hydroxy-14-(hydroxymethyl)-5,9-dimethyltetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 162934980 | Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)C(C4)(CO)O)(C)C(=O)O | 336.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| (1S,4S,5S,9S,10R,13R)-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 11722476 | Click to see | 302.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| (5R,9S,13S)-5,9-dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 49775756 | Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)C(=C)C4)(C)C(=O)O | 302.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| 16,17-Dihydroxykauran-18-oic acid | 5088391 | Click to see | 336.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| 5,9-Dimethyl-14-methylidenetetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 433869 | Click to see | 302.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| Candol B | 101289732 | Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)C(=C)C4)C)CO | 288.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| ent-16-Kauren-19-ol | 529650 | Click to see | 288.50 | unknown |
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| Kaurenoic Acid | 73062 | Click to see | 302.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| Kaurenol | 443465 | Click to see | 288.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Diterpene glycosides | |||||
| (1S,4S,5R,9S,10R,13R,14R)-14-hydroxy-5,9-dimethyl-14-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 162892236 | Click to see | 498.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| (1S,4S,5R,9S,10R,13R,14S)-14-hydroxy-5,9-dimethyl-14-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 101692676 | Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CCC34C2CCC(C3)C(C4)(COC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)(C)C(=O)O | 498.60 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(2S,4aS,5R,6R,8aR)-6-hydroxy-5-[(3R)-3-hydroxy-3-methylpent-4-enyl]-1,1,4a,6-tetramethyl-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 101612224 | Click to see | 486.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 14-Hydroxy-5,9-dimethyl-14-[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]tetracyclo[11.2.1.01,10.04,9]hexadecane-5-carboxylic acid | 72245822 | Click to see | 498.60 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 2-[[6-hydroxy-5-(3-hydroxy-3-methylpent-4-enyl)-1,1,4a,6-tetramethyl-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 44715758 | Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C(C2(CCC1OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C)CCC(C)(C=C)O)(C)O)C | 486.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (13R)-ent-8,13-epoxylabd-14-ene | 44346478 | Click to see | 290.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| [(3R,4aS,6aS,7R,10aR,10bS)-3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,10a-tetramethyl-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydro-1H-benzo[f]chromen-7-yl]methanol | 13996012 | Click to see | 306.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| 19-Hydroxy-13-epimanoyl oxide | 626002 | Click to see | 306.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| 2-[(3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,10a-tetramethyl-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydro-1H-benzo[f]chromen-7-yl)methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 85218496 | Click to see | 468.60 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| 3-ethenyl-3,4a,7,7,10a-pentamethyl-2,5,6,6a,8,9,10,10b-octahydro-1H-benzo[f]chromene | 518574 | Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC3(C2CCC(O3)(C)C=C)C)C)C | 290.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
| ent-13-epi-Manoyl oxide | 6453839 | Click to see | 290.50 | unknown |
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| Sagittarioside a | 10647991 | Click to see | 468.60 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids | |||||
| (1S,2S,5S,6R,9S,10R,15S)-5-(5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-6,10-dimethyl-16,17-dioxapentacyclo[13.2.2.01,9.02,6.010,15]nonadec-18-en-13-ol | 129316892 | Click to see | 428.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060222W |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside | 296119 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| Sitogluside | 5742590 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides | |||||
| (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[4-(2-nitroethyl)phenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 21629843 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1CC[N+](=O)[O-])OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O | 329.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060222W |
| Arabinothalictoside | 10718822 | Click to see | 461.40 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.44.492 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.41.1677 |
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