Balsaminol A

Balsaminol A or cucurbita-5,24-diene-3β,7β,23(R),29-tetraol, is a chemical compound with formula , 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.

Balsaminol A is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate but insoluble in n-hexane. It is cytotoxic at about 50 μM.

See also

• Balsaminapentaol
• Balsaminol B
• Cucurbalsaminol A
• Cucurbalsaminol B
• Karavilagenin E

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