Momordicinin (13β,28-epoxy-urs-11-en-3-one) is chemical compound, a triterpene with formula C
30
H
46
O
2
, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).[1]

Momordicinin
Names
IUPAC name
13,28-Epoxyurs-11-en-3-one
Systematic IUPAC name
(1S,2R,4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aS,12bS,14aS,14bR)-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-Heptamethyl-2H,10H-14a,4a-(epoxymethano)picen-10-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/C30H46O2/c1-19-8-14-29-17-16-28(7)27(6)13-9-21-25(3,4)23(31)11-12-26(21,5)22(27)10-15-30(28,32-18-29)24(29)20(19)2/h10,15,19-22,24H,8-9,11-14,16-18H2,1-7H3/t19-,20+,21+,22-,24-,26+,27-,28+,29-,30+/m1/s1
    Key: PKMBOLUTQNQQBP-MJFBQLCDSA-N
  • C[C@@H]1CC[C@]23CC[C@]4([C@@]5(CC[C@@H]6[C@@]([C@H]5C=C[C@@]4([C@@H]2[C@H]1C)OC3)(CCC(=O)C6(C)C)C)C)C
Properties
C30H46O2
Molar mass 438.696 g·mol−1
Melting point 146–147 °C (295–297 °F; 419–420 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and chloroform but not in petrol. It crystallizes as irregular plates that melt at 146−147 °C. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Begum, Sabira; Ahmed, Mansoor; Siddiqui, Bina S.; Khan, Abdullah; Saify, Zafar S.; Arif, Mohammed (1997). "Triterpenes, A sterol and a monocyclic alcohol from Momordica charantia". Phytochemistry. 44 (7): 1313–1320. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00615-2.