Balsaminapentaol or cucurbita-525-diene-3β7β23(R)24(R)29-pentaol is a chemical compound with formula C30H50O5 found in the Balsam apple vine (Momordica balsamina). 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.
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