Momordicinin

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)
ChemSpider
  • 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).
Infobox references

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).

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.