Studies on the constituents of Momordica charantia L. III. Characterization of new cucurbitacin glycosides of the immature fruits. (1). Structures of momordicosides G, F1, F2 and I.

Abstract

Several non-bitter cucurbitacin glycosides were isolated together with two bitter cucurbitacin glycosides from the immature fruits of Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae), and four of the non-bitter glycosides, momordicosides G, F₁, F₂ and I, were characterized from chemical and spectral evidence as folows; G, 3-O-β-D-allopyranoside of 5,19-epoxy-25-methoxy-5β-cucurbita-6,23-dien-3β-ol; F1, 3-O-β-p-glucopyranoside of 5,19epoxy-25-methoxy-5β-cucurbita-6,23-dien-3β-ol; F2, 3-O-β-n-allopyranoside of 5,19-epoxy-5β-cucurbita-6,23-diene-3β,25-diol; I, 3-O-β-p-glucopyranoside of 5,19-epoxy-5β-cucurbita-6,23-diene-3β, 25-diol.