Chemical compound
Clitorin is a natural product that is a kaempferol glycoside.
It has been found in Clitoria ternatea,[1][2] Saxifraga cuneifolia, Diospyros rhombifolia and Acalypha indica.
Dried papaya leaf juice contains about 0.7% clitorin.[3]
References
- ^ Morita, Naokata; Arisawa, Munehisa; Nagase, Machiko; Hsu, Hongyen; Chen, Yuhpan (1977). "Studies on the Constituents of Formosan Leguminosae. I. : The Constituents in the Leaves of Clitoria ternatea L." Yakugaku Zasshi. 97 (6): 649–653. doi:10.1248/yakushi1947.97.6_649. PMID 925855.
- ^ "A Review on Clitoria ternatea(Linn.): Chemistry and Pharmacology".
- ^ Mohd Abd Razak, Mohd Ridzuan; Norahmad, Nor Azrina; Md Jelas, Nur Hana; Afzan, Adlin; Mohmad Misnan, Norazlan; Mat Ripen, Adiratna; Thayan, Ravindran; Zainol, Murizal; Syed Mohamed, Ami Fazlin (21 April 2021). "Immunomodulatory Activities of Carica papaya L. Leaf Juice in a Non-Lethal, Symptomatic Dengue Mouse Model". Pathogens. 10 (5): 501. doi:10.3390/pathogens10050501. PMC 8170887. PMID 33919457.
