Balsaminapentaol

Balsaminapentaol or cucurbita-5,25-diene-3β,7β,23(R),24(R),29-pentaol, is a chemical compound with formula C
30
H
50
O
5
, 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]

Balsaminapentaol
Names
IUPAC name
(3S,4S,7S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((2R,4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methylhept-6-en-2-yl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-4,9,13,14-tetramethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,7-diol
Other names
Cucurbita-5,25-diene-3β,7β,23R,24R,29-pentaol; (3β,4β,7β,9β,10α,23R,24R)-4-(Hydroxymethyl)-4,9,14-trimethyl-19-norcholesta-5,25-diene-3,7,23,24-tetrol; Balsaminapentaol A
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
Properties
C30H50O5
Molar mass 490.725 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Balsaminepentaol 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

References

  1. Cátia Ramalhete; Tayyab A. Mansoor; Silva Mulhovo; Joseph Molnár & Maria-José U. Ferreira (2009). "Cucurbitane-Type Triterpenoids from the African Plant Momordica balsamina". Journal of Natural Products. 72 (11): 2009–2013. doi:10.1021/np900457u. hdl:10884/1322. PMID 19795842.
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