Balsaminapentaol
Balsaminapentaol or cucurbita-5,25-diene-3β,7β,23,24,29-pentaol, is a chemical compound with formula, found in the Balsam apple vine. It is a cucurbitane-type triterpenoid, related to cucurbitacin, isolated by C. Ramalhete and others in 2009.
Balsaminepentaol is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate but insoluble in n-hexane. It is cytotoxic at about 50 μM.
