Karaviloside Explained

Karaviloside is any of several related cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides found in bitter melon vine (Momordica charantia).^{[1] [2] [3]} They include:

• Karaviloside I^[1]
• Karaviloside II^[3]
• Karaviloside III^{[2] [3]}
• Karaviloside V^[2]
• Karaviloside XI^[2]

Karavilosides I, II, and III can be extracted from the M. charantia fruit with methanol.^{[1] [3]} Karavilosides III, V, and XI can be extracted from the M. charantia roots by methanol.^[2]

See also

• Charantoside
• Goyaglycoside
• Kuguaglycoside
• Momordicoside

Notes and References

1. Toshihiro Akihisa, Naoki Higo, Harukuni Tokuda, Motohiko Ukiya, Hiroyuki Akazawa, Yuichi Tochigi, Yumiko Kimura, Takashi Suzuki, and Hoyoku Nishino (2007), "Cucurbitane-Type Triterpenoids from the Fruits of Momordica charantia and Their Cancer Chemopreventive Effects". Journal of Natural Products, volume 70, pages 1233-1239.
2. Jian-Chao Chen, Lu Lu, Xian-Ming Zhang, Lin Zhou, Zhong-Rong Li, and Ming-Hua Qiu (2008), "Eight New Cucurbitane Glycosides, Kuguaglycosides A–H, from the Root of Momordica charantia L.". Helvetica Chimica Acta, volume 91, issue 5, pages 920-928.
3. Jie-Qing Liu, Jian-Chao Chen, Cui-Fang Wang and Ming-Hua Qiu (2009), "New Cucurbitane Triterpenoids and Steroidal Glycoside from Momordica charantia". Molecules, volume 14, pages 4804-4813