Momordicin-28 or 13-hydroxy-28-methoxy-urs-11-en-3-one is a
triterpene compound with formula found in the fresh fruit of the
bitter melon
''Momordica charantia'' (commonly called bitter melon; Goya; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Afri ...
(''Momordica charantia'').
[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]
The compound is soluble in
ethyl acetate and
chloroform
Chloroform, or trichloromethane, is an organic compound with chemical formula, formula Carbon, CHydrogen, HChlorine, Cl3 and a common organic solvent. It is a colorless, strong-smelling, dense liquid produced on a large scale as a precursor to ...
but not in
petrol. It crystallizes as fine needles that melt at 121−122 °C. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.
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See also
* Momordicin I
Momordicin I, or 3,7,23-trihydroxycucurbitan-5,24-dien-19-al, is a chemical compound found in the leaves of the bitter melon vine (''Momordica charantia''), possibly responsible for its reputed medicinal properties.
The compound was isolated and ...
* Momordicinin
* Momordicilin
* Momordenol
Momordenol (3β-hydroxy-stigmasta-5,14-dien-16-one) is a natural chemical compound, a sterol found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (''Momordica charantia'').
The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and methanol but not in pure chloroform ...
* Momordol
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Triterpenes
Tertiary alcohols
Ketones