2. Academic Validation
  3. Cucurbitane-type triterpenoids from the fruit pulp of Momordica charantia

Cucurbitane-type triterpenoids from the fruit pulp of Momordica charantia

  • Nat Prod Commun. 2012 Dec;7(12):1575-8.
Yun-Wen Liao 1,  Chiy-Rong Chen,  Yueh-Hsiung Kuo,  Jue-Liang Hsu,  Wen-Ling Shih,  Hsueh-Ling Cheng,  Tzou-Chi Huang,  Chi-I Chang
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Food Science, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan.
PMID: 23413554
Abstract

Three new cucurbitane-type triterpenoids, 5beta,19-epoxy-23(R)-methoxycucurbita-6,24-dien-3beta-ol (1), 5beta,19-epoxy-23(S)-methoxycucurbita-6,24-dien-3beta-ol (2), and 3beta-hydroxy-23(R)-methoxycucurbita-6,24-dien-5beta,19-olide (3), were isolated from the fruit pulp of Momordica charantia. Their structures were established on the basis of extensive NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY) and EI-MS studies. Compound 1 exhibited cytotoxic activity against the SK-Hep 1 cell line.

Figures
Products