Momordicilin

Momordicilin: structure of momordicilin

Momordicilin or 24-[1′-hydroxy,1′-methyl-2′-pentenyloxyl]-ursan-3-one is a chemical compound, a triterpene with formula C₃₆H₆₀O₃, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).^[1]

The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and chloroform but not in petrol. It crystallizes as needles that melt at 170-171°C. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.^[1]

See also

Momordicin I

Momordicin II

Momordicin-28

Momordicinin

Momordenol

Momordol

References

^ ^a ^b Sabira Begum, Mansour Ahmed, Bina S. Siddiqui, Abdullah Khan, Zafar S. Saify, and Mohammed Arif (1997), TRITERPENES, A STEROL AND A MONOCYCLIC ALCOHOL FROM MOMORDICA CHARANTIA. Phytochemistry, volume 44, issue 7, pages 1313-1320

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