Balsaminol B

Balsaminol B or 7β-methoxycucurbita-5,24-diene-3β,23(R),29-triol, is a chemical compound with formula C
31
H
52
O
4
, 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]

Balsaminol B
Names
IUPAC name
(3S,4S,7S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-((2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-4,9,13,14-tetramethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Other names
7β-Methoxycucurbita-5,24-diene-3β,23(R),29-triol; (3β,4β,7β,9β,10α,23R)-4-(Hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-4,9,14-trimethyl-19-norcholesta-5,24-diene-3,23-diol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
Properties
C31H52O4
Molar mass 488.753 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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Balsaminol B is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate, but insoluble in n-hexane. It is cytotoxic at about 50 μM.[1]

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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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