Cucurbalsaminol B or 7β-methoxycucurbita-5,23(E)-diene-3β,12β,25-triol, is a chemical compound with formula C
31H
52O
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]
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IUPAC name
(23E)-7β-Methoxy-9-methyl-19-nor-9β,10α-lanosta-5,23-diene-3β,12β,25-triol
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Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bR,4S,7S,9aS,9bS,11R,11aR)-1-[(2R,4E)-6-Hydroxy-6-methylhept-4-en-2-yl]-4-methoxy-3a,6,6,9b,11a-pentamethyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-7,11-diol | |
Other names
7β-Methoxycucurbita-(5,23E)-diene-3β,12β,25-triol; (3β,7β,9β,10α,12β,23E)-7-methoxy-4,4,9,14-tetramethyl-19-norcholesta-5,23-diene-3,12,23-triol
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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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Cucurbalsaminol 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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edit- ^ a b 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.