Momordin II

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Momordin II structure	Common Name	Momordin II
	CAS Number	95851-41-5	Molecular Weight	927.08000
	Density	1.42±0.1 g/cm3 (20 °C, 760 mmHg)	Boiling Point	996.5±65.0 °C (760 mmHg)
	Molecular Formula	C₄₇H₇₄O₁₈	Melting Point	N/A
	MSDS	N/A	Flash Point	284.787°C

Use of Momordin II

Momordin II, an oleanane-type triterpene glycoside, is a ribosome inactivating protein. Momordin II inhibits cell-free protein synthesis, releases adenine from rat liver ribosomes and from DNA, and has no RNase activity[1][2][3].

Name	β-D-Glucopyranosiduronic acid, (3β)-28-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-28-oxoolean-12-en-3-yl 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl
Synonym	More Synonyms

Description	Momordin II, an oleanane-type triterpene glycoside, is a ribosome inactivating protein. Momordin II inhibits cell-free protein synthesis, releases adenine from rat liver ribosomes and from DNA, and has no RNase activity[1][2][3].
Related Catalog	Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease
References	[1]. M Ortigao, et al. Momordin II, a ribosome inactivating protein from Momordica balsamina, is homologous to other plant proteins. Nucleic Acids Res [2]. P Valbonesi, et al. Preparation of highly purified momordin II without ribonuclease activity. Life Sci. 1999;65(14):1485-91. [3]. Hung-Tse Huang, et al. Anti-Inflammatory and anti-proliferative oleanane-type triterpene glycosides from the vine of Momordica cochinchinensis. Nat Prod Res. 2021 Aug;35(16):2707-2714.

Description

Related Catalog

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

References

[1]. M Ortigao, et al. Momordin II, a ribosome inactivating protein from Momordica balsamina, is homologous to other plant proteins. Nucleic Acids Res

[2]. P Valbonesi, et al. Preparation of highly purified momordin II without ribonuclease activity. Life Sci. 1999;65(14):1485-91.

[3]. Hung-Tse Huang, et al. Anti-Inflammatory and anti-proliferative oleanane-type triterpene glycosides from the vine of Momordica cochinchinensis. Nat Prod Res. 2021 Aug;35(16):2707-2714.

Density	1.42±0.1 g/cm3 (20 °C, 760 mmHg)
Boiling Point	996.5±65.0 °C (760 mmHg)
Molecular Formula	C₄₇H₇₄O₁₈
Molecular Weight	927.08000
Flash Point	284.787°C
Exact Mass	926.48800
PSA	291.82000
LogP	0.87190