Momordicilin or 24-[1′-hydroxy,1′-methyl-2′-pentenyloxyl]-ursan-3-one is a chemical compound, a triterpenoid with formula C36H60O3, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).
[1] The compound is soluble in ethyl acetate and chloroform but not in petrol.
It crystallizes as needles that melt at 170−171 °C.
It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.
[1] This biochemistry article is a stub.