Momordicin Explained

Momordicin is one of several compounds found in the bitter melon vine, including:^{[1] [2]}

• Momordicin I, a chemical compound found in the leaves
• Momordicin II
• Momordicin-28

See also

• Momordicinin
• Momordicilin
• Momordenol
• Momordol

Notes and References

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
2. 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.