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Structures of three new 24,24-dimethyl-Δ7-sterols fromGynostemma pentaphyllumfromGynostemma pentaphyllum

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The structures of three new sterols isolated fromGynostemma pentaphyllum (Cucurbitaceae) have been shown by chemical and spectroscopic methods to be 24,24-dimethyl-5α-cholest-7-en-3β-ol, (22E)-24,24-dimethyl-5α-cholesta-7,22-dien-3β-ol and 24,24-dimethyl-5α-cholesta-7,25-dien-3β-ol.

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  1. College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, 1-8, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, 1O1, Tokyo, Japan

    Toshihiro Akihisa, Toshitake Tamura & Taro Matsumoto

  2. Ibaraki Research Lab., Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd, 4-13-1, Higashi-cho, 317, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, Japan

    Naoto Shimizu

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Akihisa, T., Shimizu, N., Tamura, T. et al. Structures of three new 24,24-dimethyl-Δ7-sterols fromGynostemma pentaphyllumfromGynostemma pentaphyllum . Lipids 21, 515–517 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02535639

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