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Common NameHoodia | Taxonomic ClassificationApocynaceae family |
Hoodia gordonii was initially used by the San Bushmen of Southern Africa and was consumed before long hunting trips to suppress appetite and thirst. The appetite suppression property of Hoodia gordonii is the purported rationale behind its widespread use as a dietary supplement weight loss product.
Chemical Structure: P57AS3 | Clinical Trials | Major Metabolites |
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Enzyme Name | EC No | Genbank Accession | GI No |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
dbEST/(Kb) | dbGSS/(Kb) | dbPLN/(Kb) | dbHTG/(Kb) | Total Entriesa/(Kb) |
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0 (0kb) | 0 (0kb) | 9 (5.3kb) | 0 (0kb) | 9 (5.3kb) |
aThe Total Entries column is the sum of the entries from the dbEST, dbGSS, dbPLN, and dbHTG columns. Data retrieved from NCBI on May 14 2010.
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