Momordol

Momordol
Skeletal formula of momordol
Skeletal formula of momordol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • 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
  • CCC(CO)C(O)CC(O)C(C)CCC(C)CCCC1(C)C(CC)C(=O)C=CC1(C)O
Properties
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).

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).

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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