Bioactivity | 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 | Momordin II |
CAS | 95851-41-5 |
Formula | C47H74O18 |
Molar Mass | 927.08 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [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. |