A kuguaglycoside is one of several chemical compounds (cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides) isolated from the roots of the bitter melon vine (Momordica charantia, kǔguā in Chinese) by J.-C. Chen and others.
[1] Kuguaglycosides are glycosides of triterpene derivatives, with the cucurbitane skeleton.
They are colorless solids, soluble in methanol, ethyl acetate, and butanol.
[1] They include: Kuguaglycoside B is also found in the fruit of M.
charantia.