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Internal ID UUID643fdec4965e9369783820
Scientific name Astragalus kahiricus
Authority DC.
First published in Prodr.2: 292 (1825)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Astragalus isopetalus Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient.9: 67 (1849)
Astragalus subkahiricus Gontsch. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R.9: 132 (1946)
Tragacantha kahirica (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl.2: 945 (1891)
Myobroma kahirica (DC.) Steven Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou4: 268 (1832)
Astragalus longiflorus Delile Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 256 (1813)
Astragalus aegyptiacus Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 298 (1826)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic قتاد قاهري

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Middle Asia
      • Tadzhikistan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000212525
Tropicos 13026151
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:478051-1
The Plant List ild-7601
Open Tree Of Life 886341
Observations.org 129947
NCBI Taxonomy 339497
IUCN Red List 19378930
IPNI 478051-1
iNaturalist 139632
GBIF 5346992
EOL 703073
Elurikkus 523536
USDA GRIN 5805

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Kahiricosides II-V, cycloartane glycosides from an Egyptian collection of Astragalus kahiricus. Radwan MM, El-Sebakhy NA, Asaad AM, Toaima SM, Kingston DG Phytochemistry 01-Nov-2004
doi:10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
PMID:15501260
Cycloartane and oleanane saponins from egyptian astragalus spp. as modulators of lymphocyte proliferation. Verotta L, Guerrini M, El-Sebakhy NA, Assad AM, Toaima SM, Radwan MM, Luo YD, Pezzuto JM Planta Med 01-Nov-2002
doi:10.1055/S-2002-35654
PMID:12451488

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Strychnos alkaloids
Alstolucine F 10246517 Click to see 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(4S,6aR,8aR,14bR)-9-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid 6325919 Click to see 913.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
methyl (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,9R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-9-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate 101683319 Click to see 957.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
Methyl 5-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-[[9-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylate 14037232 Click to see 957.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8S,9S,11R,12S,14S,15R,16R)-9,14-dihydroxy-15-[(E,2R)-7-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163185090 Click to see 636.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[[(1S,3R,6S,8R,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-9,14-dihydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 100956033 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3CCC45CC46CCC7(C(C(CC7(C6CC(C5C3(C)C)O)C)O)C8(CCC(O8)C(C)(C)O)C)C)CO)O)O)O 799.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8R,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-14-hydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 102069296 Click to see 754.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8R,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-9,14-dihydroxy-15-[(E,2R)-7-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] acetate 21579166 Click to see 678.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8S,9S,11R,12S,14S,15R,16R)-9,14-dihydroxy-15-[(E,2R)-7-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] acetate 163058130 Click to see 678.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(1S,3R,6S,8S,9S,11R,12S,14S,15R,16R)-9,14-dihydroxy-15-[(E,2R)-7-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 163076388 Click to see 678.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8R,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-14-hydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 131843041 Click to see 797.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[(1S,3R,6S,8S,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16S)-9,14-dihydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-[(E,2S)-6-methyl-7-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhept-5-en-2-yl]-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] acetate 163024102 Click to see 841.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
[(3R,4S,5R,6S)-4,5-diacetyloxy-6-[[(1S,3R,6S,8R,9S,11S,12S,14S,15R,16R)-14-hydroxy-15-[(2R,5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] (E)-but-2-enoate 162967243 Click to see CC=CC(=O)OC1COC(C(C1OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)OC2CCC34CC35CCC6(C(C(CC6(C5CC(C4C2(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)C)O)C8(CCC(O8)C(C)(C)O)C)C 907.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
[2-[[9,14-Dihydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-[6-methyl-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyhept-5-en-2-yl]-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] acetate 72784313 Click to see 841.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
[4,5-Diacetyloxy-6-[[14-hydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] but-2-enoate 162967242 Click to see 907.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
[4,5-Dihydroxy-2-[[14-hydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 4670607 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C(COC1OC2CCC34CC35CCC6(C(C(CC6(C5CC(C4C2(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)C)O)C8(CCC(O8)C(C)(C)O)C)C)O)O 797.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
[6-[[9,14-Dihydroxy-15-(7-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl acetate 72795188 Click to see 678.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
17-[5-(1,2-Dihydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-3,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-2-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,2,3,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-one 163004657 Click to see CC1(C(C(CC2C1=CCC3C2(C(=O)CC4(C3(CC(C4C5(CCC(O5)C(C)(CO)O)C)O)C)C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)C 682.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
2-[[14-Hydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-9-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 3665113 Click to see CC1(C(CCC23C1C(CC4C2(C3)CCC5(C4(CC(C5C6(CCC(O6)C(C)(C)O)C)O)C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C 754.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
2-[[9,14-Dihydroxy-15-(7-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 72769429 Click to see 636.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
2-[6-[[9,14-Dihydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 85150208 Click to see 799.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-35654
Kahiricoside II 21579165 Click to see 636.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
kahiricoside III 101361816 Click to see 678.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
Kahiricoside IV 21579167 Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)CO)C1C(CC2(C1(CCC34C2CC(C5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)COC(=O)C)O)O)O)O)C)C)O 678.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037
Kahiricoside V 21579168 Click to see 799.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2004.08.037

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