Cucurbalsaminol B

Cucurbalsaminol B

IUPAC name (3S,7S,8R,9S,10S,12R,13R,14S,17R)-17-((R,E)-6-hydroxy-6-methylhept-4-en-2-yl)-7-methoxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,12-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
Identifiers
CAS number	1189131-55-2^Y
ChemSpider	25991420^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C[C@H](C/C=C/C(O)(C)C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]2(C)[C@]3([H])[C@@H](OC)C=C4C(C)(C)[C@@H](O)CC[C@@]4([H])[C@]3(C)C[C@@H](O)[C@@]21C
InChI InChI=1S/C31H52O4/c1-19(11-10-15-27(2,3)34)20-14-16-30(7)26-23(35-9)17-22-21(12-13-24(32)28(22,4)5)29(26,6)18-25(33)31(20,30)8/h10,15,17,19-21,23-26,32-34H,11-14,16,18H2,1-9H3/b15-10+/t19-,20-,21-,23+,24+,25-,26-,29+,30+,31+/m1/s1^Y Key: OSNWCRUHKQXEMA-KOBRMIIQSA-N^Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C₃₁H₅₂O₄
Molar mass	488.74 g mol⁻¹
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Cucurbalsaminol B or 7β-methoxycucurbita-5,23(E)-diene-3β,12β,25-triol, is a chemical compound with formula C₃₁H₅₂O₄, 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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Cátia Ramalhete,Tayyab A. Mansoor, Silva Mulhovo, Joseph Molnár, and 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. PMID 19795842.