Momordenol

Momordenol: Structure of momordenol

Momordenol or 3β-hydroxy-stigmasta-5,14-dien-16-one is a natural chemical compound, a sterol with formula C₂₉H₄₆O₂, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).^[1]

The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and methanol but not in pure chloroform or petrol. It crystallizes as fine needles that melt at 160–161 °C. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.^[1]

See also

Stigmasterol

Momordicin I

Momordicin II

Momordicin-28

Momordicinin

Momordicilin

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, pp. 1313–1320

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Sterols

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