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Kukurbityna - an organic compound, an amino acid found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae , particularly in pumpkin seed oil. It is an inhibitor of histidine decarboxylase, which is associated with inhibition of the biosynthesis of histamine responsible inter alia for the formation of the inflammatory response. It is used in cosmetics for dry and sensitive skin and for the treatment of schistosomiasis causing degenerative changes in the reproductive organs of flukes.