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Phytochemical Constituents of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)  

Kim, Hyun Young (Department of Food Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
Mok, So-Youn (Department of Integrative Plant Science, Chung-Ang University)
Kwon, Su Hyeong (Department of Integrative Plant Science, Chung-Ang University)
Lee, Dong Gu (Department of Integrative Plant Science, Chung-Ang University)
Cho, Eun Ju (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
Lee, Sanghyun (Department of Integrative Plant Science, Chung-Ang University)
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Natural Product Sciences / v.19, no.4, 2013 , pp. 286-289 More about this Journal
Abstract
Phytochemical constituents were isolated from bitter melon (the fruits of Momordica charantia) through open column chromatography. Their structures were identified as ${\beta}$-sitosterol (1), (23E)-$5{\beta}$,19-epoxycucurbita-6,23-diene-$3{\beta}$,25-diol (2), daucosterol (3), uracil (4), and allantoin (5) by interpretation of spectroscopic analysis including MS and $^1H$- & $^{13}C$-NMR. Among them, allantoin (5) was isolated from this plant for the first time.
Keywords
Momordica charantia; Bitter melon; Column chromatography; Allantoin;
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