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Momordenol
Names
IUPAC name 3β-Hydroxystigmasta-5,14-dien-16-one
Systematic IUPAC name (1R,3bR,7S,9aR,9bS,11aR)-1--7-hydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-1,3b,4,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-dodecahydro-2H-cyclopentaphenanthren-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C29H46O2/c1-7-20(18(2)3)9-8-19(4)27-26(31)17-25-23-11-10-21-16-22(30)12-14-28(21,5)24(23)13-15-29(25,27)6/h10,17-20,22-24,27,30H,7-9,11-16H2,1-6H3/t19-,20-,22+,23-,24+,27+,28+,29+/m1/s1Key: MEWYFWRPPPAWSI-BDZSUDIQSA-N
SMILES
  • CC(CC(C)1C(=O)C=C21(CC32CC=C43(CC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula C29H46O2
Molar mass 426.685 g·mol
Melting point 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Momordenol (3β-hydroxy-stigmasta-5,14-dien-16-one) is a natural chemical compound, a sterol found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).

The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and methanol but not in pure chloroform or petrol. It crystallizes as fine needles that melt at 160–161 °C. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. Bibcode:1997PChem..44.1313B. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00615-2.
Phytosterols
C28
C29
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