Momordol

Momordol
Identifiers
CAS Number	189156-42-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	35013084;
PubChem CID	71308241;
	InChI InChI=1S/C26H48O5/c1-7-20(17-27)24(30)16-23(29)19(4)12-11-18(3)10-9-14-25(5)21(8-2)22(28)13-15-26(25,6)31/h13,15,18-21,23-24,27,29-31H,7-12,14,16-17H2,1-6H3 Key: HDAGCVMZABLHLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCC(CO)C(O)CC(O)C(C)CCC(C)CCCC1(C)C(CC)C(=O)C=CC1(C)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C26H48O5
Molar mass	440.665 g·mol−1
Appearance	Liquid
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Momordol or 1-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-2-[8′,10′-dihydroxy-4′,7′-dimethyl-11′-hydroxy methyl-trideca]-3-ethyl-cyclohex-5-en-4-one is a chemical compound with formula C
₂₆H
₄₈O
₅, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).^[1]

The compound is an oily liquid, soluble in ethyl acetate and methanol but not in pure chloroform or petrol. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^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

[begum-1] 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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