Balsaminol A


Balsaminol A or cucurbita-5,24-diene-3β,7β,23,29-tetraol, 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.
Balsaminol A is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate but insoluble in n-hexane. It is cytotoxic at about 50 μM.