Balsaminol A Explained

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. Ramalhete and others in 2009.^[1]

Balsaminol A is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate but insoluble in n-hexane. It is cytotoxic at about 50 μM.^[1]

See also

• Balsaminapentaol
• Balsaminol B
• Cucurbalsaminol A
• Cucurbalsaminol B
• Karavilagenin E

Notes and References

1. Cátia Ramalhete . Tayyab A. Mansoor . Silva Mulhovo . Joseph Molnár . Maria-José U. Ferreira . amp . 2009 . 2009–2013 . 11 . Cucurbitane-Type Triterpenoids from the African Plant Momordica balsamina . 72 . 19795842 . Journal of Natural Products . 10.1021/np900457u. 10884/1322 . free .