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A momordicine is any of several compounds found the bitter melon vine, ''Momordica charantia''. They are glycosides of cucurbitane derivatives.〔Daniel Bisrat Mekuria, Takehiro Kashiwagi, Shin-ichi Tebayashi, and Chul-Sa Kim (2006)"Cucurbitane Glucosides from ''Momordica charantia'' Leaves as Oviposition Deterrents to the Leafminer, ''Liriomyza trifolii''". ''Z. Naturforsch.'', volume 61c, pages 81–86〕 They include * Momordicine II 〔 * Momordicine IV, 7-''O''-''D''-glucopyranosyl-3,23-dihydroxycucurbita-5,24-dien-19-al 〔 Momordicine II and IV can be extracted from the leaves of ''M. charantia'' by methanol. They have been found to deter egg-laying of the leaf mining fly (''Liriomyza trifolii'') at a combined concentration of 96 µg/cm2.〔 == See also == * Momordicin (disambiguation) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Momordicine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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