Momordicin is one of several compounds found in the
bitter melon
''Momordica charantia'' (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karela, karavila and many more #Uses, names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitac ...
vine, including:
[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][Majekodunmi Fatope, Yoshio Takeda, Hiroyasu Yamashita, Hikaru Okabe, and Tatsuo Yamauchi (1990), "New cucurbitane triterpenoids from ''Momordica charantia''." ''Journal of Natural Products'', volume 53, issue 6, pages 1491-1497.]
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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 ...
, a chemical compound found in the leaves
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Momordicin II Momordicin is one of several compounds found in the bitter melon vine, including: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 ...
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Momordicin-28
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'').Sabira Begum, Mansour Ahmed, Bina S. Siddiqui, Abdullah Khan, Zafar S. Saify, and ...
See also
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Momordicinin
Momordicinin (13β,28-epoxy-urs-11-en-3-one) is chemical compound, a triterpene with formula , found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (''Momordica charantia'').
The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and chloroform but not in petrol. It ...
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Momordicilin
Momordicilin or 24- ′-hydroxy,1′-methyl-2′-pentenyloxylursan-3-one is a chemical compound, a triterpenoid with formula , found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (''Momordica charantia'').Sabira Begum, Mansour Ahmed, Bina S. Siddiqui, Ab ...
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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 ...
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Momordol
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