Momordin (saponin)

Momordin is one of several saponins derived from oleanolic acid, a triterpenoid. These chemical compounds are found in some plants of the Momordica genus, which includes the bitter melon (M. charantia) and the balsam apple (M. balsamina), as well as in other Asian herbal medicine plants such as Kochia scoparia and Ampelopsis radix.[1][2]

Momordins include:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b H. Matsuda, Y. Li, J. Yamahara, M. Yoshikawa (1999) Inhibition of gastric emptying by triterpene saponin, momordin Ic, in mice: roles of blood. J Pharmacol Experimental Therapy, volume 289, pages 729-34. PubMed
  2. ^ a b c d IWAMOTO MASAYO, OKABE HIKARU, and YAMAUCHI TATSUO (1985) Studies on the Constituents of Momordica cochinchinensis SPRENG. II. Isolation and Characterization of the Root Saponins, Momordins I, II and III. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, volume 33, issue 1, pages 1-7
  3. ^ Juhyung Lee, Chi-Hoon Park, Wook-Hwan Kim, Yun Ha Hwang, Kyungchae jeong, and Chul-Hak Yang (2006), Inhibitory effects of momordin I derivatives on the formation of Fos-Jun-AP-1 DNA complex. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc, volume 27, issue 4, page 535.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Khesort Nantachit, Patoomratana Tuchinda (2009) Antimicrobial Activity of Hexane and Dichloromethane Extracts from Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng Leaves. Thai Pharmaceutical and Health Science Journal, volume 4 issue 1, pages 15-20.
  5. ^ Kim, Na-Young; Lee, Mi-Kyung; Park, Myoung-Ju; Kim, Seog-Ji; Park, Hee-Jun; Choi, Jong-Won; Kim, Seok-Hwan; Cho, Soo-Yeul; Lee, Jeong-Sook (2005) Momordin Ic and Oleanolic Acid from Kochiae Fructus Reduce Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats Journal of Medicinal Food, volume 8, issue 2, doi:10.1089/jmf.2005.8.177
  6. ^ Momordin Ie catalog entry at Trading Chem. Accessed 2011-01-01.
  7. ^ Momordin IIc catalog entry from NextBio. Accessed on 2011-01-01.
  8. ^ András Simon, Gábor Tóth, Helmut Duddeck, Hesham S M Soliman, Ibrahim I Mahmoud, Hanan Samir (2006) Glycosides from Bougainvillea glabra. Natural product research, volume 20, issue 1, pages 63-67 PubMed
  9. ^ Momordin IIe catalog page at Look Chemical. Accessed on 2011-01-01.