CUCURBITANE TRITERPENOIDS FROM THE LEAVES OF MOMORDICA-FOETIDA

Authors
MULHOLLAND DA SEWRAM V OSBORNE R PEGEL KH CONNOLLY JD
Citation
Da. Mulholland et al., CUCURBITANE TRITERPENOIDS FROM THE LEAVES OF MOMORDICA-FOETIDA, Phytochemistry, 45(2), 1997, pp. 391-395
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
45
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
391 - 395
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1997)45:2<391:CTFTLO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The chloroform extract of the leaves of Momordica foetida has yielded 3 beta, 7 beta, 23 xi-trihydroxycucurbita-5,24-dien-19-al, 3 beta, 7 b eta; 25-trihydroxycucurbita-5,23-dien-19-al and 3 beta,7 beta-dihydrox y-25-methoxycucurbita-5,23-dien-19-al and the novel compounds 5 beta,1 9-epoxy-25-methoxycucurbita-6,23-diene-3 beta,19-diol, 5 beta,19-epoxy cucurbita-6,23-diene-3 beta,19,25-triol, 5 beta,19-epoxy-19-methoxycuc urbita-6,23-diene-3 beta,25-diol, 5 beta,19-epoxy-19,25-dimethoxycucur bita-6,23-dien-3 beta-ol and 5 beta,19-epoxy-25-methoxy-cucurbita-6,23 -dien-3 beta-ol. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.