Cucurbalsaminol A


Cucurbalsaminol A or cucurbita-5,23-diene-3β,12β,25-triol, 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.
Cucurbalsaminol A is an amorphous powder soluble in methanol and ethyl acetate but insoluble in n-hexane. Unlike Cucurbalsaminol B, it is not cytotoxic.