Momordicine

A momordicine is any of several compounds found in the bitter melon vine, Momordica charantia. They are glycosides of cucurbitane derivatives. They include

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 at a combined concentration of 96 μg/cm².