Karavilagenin E is a
chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...
found in the
Balsam apple Balsam apple may refer to:
* ''Clusia rosea'', a tree species found in America
* ''Momordica balsamina'', a vine species found in Africa
* ''Momordica charantia'' (bitter melon), a vine grown for its bitter and edible fruit
* ''Echinocystis lobata' ...
vine (''Momordica balsamina''). It is a
cucurbitane
Cucurbitane is a class of chemical compounds with formula ( CAS number 65441-59-0). It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically triterpene. It is also an isomer of lanostane (specifically 19(10→9β)-abeolanostane), from which it differs by ...
-type
triterpenoid
Triterpenes are a class of chemical compounds composed of three terpene units with the molecular formula C30H48; they may also be thought of as consisting of six isoprene units. Animals, plants and fungi all produce triterpenes, including squale ...
, related to
cucurbitacin
Cucurbitacin is a class of biochemical compounds that some plants – notably members of the pumpkin and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae – produce and which function as a defence against herbivores. Cucurbitacins are chemically classified as trit ...
.
Karavilagenin E is soluble in
methanol
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula C H3 O H (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a ...
and
ethyl acetate
Ethyl acetate ( systematically ethyl ethanoate, commonly abbreviated EtOAc, ETAC or EA) is the organic compound with the formula , simplified to . This colorless liquid has a characteristic sweet smell (similar to pear drops) and is used in glues ...
but insoluble in
''n''-hexane.
See also
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Balsaminapentaol
Balsaminapentaol or cucurbita-5,25-diene-3β,7β,23(R),24(R),29-pentaol, is a chemical compound with formula , found in the Balsam apple vine (''Momordica balsamina''). It is a cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, related to cucurbitacin, isolated by ...
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Balsaminol A
Balsaminol A or cucurbita-5,24-diene-3β,7β,23(R),29-tetraol, is a chemical compound with formula , found in the Balsam apple vine (''Momordica balsamina''). It is a cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, related to cucurbitacin, isolated by C. Ramalh ...
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Balsaminol B
Balsaminol B or 7β-methoxycucurbita-5,24-diene-3β,23(R),29-triol, is a chemical compound with formula , found in the balsam apple vine (''Momordica balsamina''). It is a cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, related to cucurbitacin, isolated by C. R ...
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Cucurbalsaminol A
Cucurbalsaminol A or cucurbita-5,23(E)-diene-3β,12β,25-triol, is a chemical compound with formula , found in the Balsam apple vine (''Momordica balsamina''). It is a cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, related to cucurbitacin, isolated by C. Ramal ...
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Cucurbalsaminol B
Cucurbalsaminol B or 7β-methoxycucurbita-5,23(E)-diene-3β,12β,25-triol, is a chemical compound with formula , found in the Balsam apple vine (''Momordica balsamina''). It is a cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, related to cucurbitacin, isolated b ...
References
Triterpenes
Diols
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