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Balsaminol A or cucurbita-524-diene-3β7β23(R)29-tetraol is a chemical compound with formula C30H50O4 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.Balsaminol A 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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IUPAC name
(3S4S7S8R9S10S13R14S17R)-17-((2R4R)-4-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-491314-tetramethyl-2347891011121314151617-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-37-diol

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