Hoodia gordonii Overview Page


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Common Name

Hoodia

Taxonomic Classification

Apocynaceae family

Drug Uses

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: P57AS3Clinical TrialsMajor Metabolites
  • P57AS3
  • Hoodigoside A-Z
  • Hoodigogenin A
  • Hoodistanaloside A
  • Hoodistanaloside B
  • Gordonoside D
  • Gordonoside F
  • Gordonoside G
  • Gordonoside J

Enzyme Information

Enzyme NameEC NoGenbank AccessionGI No
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Entries in Genbank

dbEST/(Kb) dbGSS/(Kb) dbPLN/(Kb) dbHTG/(Kb) Total Entriesa/(Kb)
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.

Transcript Assemblies

    N/A

    Cloned Genes

    • N/A

    Pubmed Records

    • 20 records

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