Momordol

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| ImageName = Skeletal formula of momordol

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| PubChem = 71308241

| CASNo = 189156-42-1

| ChemSpiderID = 35013084

| SMILES = CCC(CO)C(O)CC(O)C(C)CCC(C)CCCC1(C)C(CC)C(=O)C=CC1(C)O

| StdInChI = 1S/C26H48O5/c1-7-20(17-27)24(30)16-23(29)19(4)12-11-18(3)10-9-14-25(5)21(8-2)22(28)13-15-26(25,6)31/h13,15,18-21,23-24,27,29-31H,7-12,14,16-17H2,1-6H3

| StdInChIKey = HDAGCVMZABLHLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=26 | H=48 | O=5

| Appearance = Liquid

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Momordol or 1-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-2-[8′,10′-dihydroxy-4′,7′-dimethyl-11′-hydroxy methyl-trideca]-3-ethyl-cyclohex-5-en-4-one is a chemical compound with formula {{chem|C|26|H|48|O|5}}, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia).Sabira Begum, Mansour Ahmed, Bina S. Siddiqui, Abdullah Khan, Zafar S. Saify, and Mohammed Arif (1997), Triterpenes, a sterol and a monocyclic alcohol from Momordica charantia. Phytochemistry, volume 44, issue 7, pages 1313-1320

The compound is an oily liquid, soluble in ethyl acetate and methanol but not in pure chloroform or petrol. It was isolated in 1997 by S. Begum and others.