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Cucurbalsaminol A

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Cucurbalsaminol A

Cucurbalsaminol A or cucurbita-5,23(E)-diene-3β,12β,25-triol, is a chemical compound with formula C
30
H
50
O
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.

Cucurbalsaminol A is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate but insoluble in n-hexane. Unlike Cucurbalsaminol B, it is not cytotoxic.

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Cucurbalsaminol A Wikipedia