Karaviloside
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Karaviloside is any of several related glycoside
s found in bitter melon
vine (Momordica charantia). They include:
Karavilosides I, II, and III can be extracted from the M. charantia fruit with methanol
. Karavilosides III, V, and XI can be extracted from the M. charantia roots by methanol.
Glycoside
In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to a non-carbohydrate moiety, usually a small organic molecule. Glycosides play numerous important roles in living organisms. Many plants store chemicals in the form of inactive glycosides. These can be activated by enzyme...
s found in bitter melon
Bitter melon
Momordica charantia, called bitter melon or bitter gourd in English, is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is among the most bitter of all fruits...
vine (Momordica charantia). They include:
- Karaviloside I
- Karaviloside II
- Karaviloside III
- Karaviloside V
- Karaviloside XI
Karavilosides I, II, and III can be extracted from the M. charantia fruit with methanol
Methanol
Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH . It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to, but slightly sweeter than, ethanol...
. Karavilosides III, V, and XI can be extracted from the M. charantia roots by methanol.