Investigations on the EtOH extract of Cucumis sativus roots led to the isolation of 15 compounds (1–15). Their structures were identified using spectroscopic methods. Among these compounds, compound 1, stigmasta-8(14),22-diene-7α-methoxy-3β-ol, is a new steroid, and 2, 4–15 were isolated from this plant for the first time.
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This work was financially supported by the following grants: Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province (No. 2009FJ3213) and “Talent Scholarship of Yunnan Youth (No. 2007PY01-48)”.
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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, May–June, 2012, pp. 379–381.
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Zhou, X., Li, X., Shen, Y. et al. Steroids and triterpenoids from Cucumis sativus roots. Chem Nat Compd 48, 419–422 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-012-0264-7
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Keywords
- Cucumis sativus
- Cucurbitaceae
- steroids
- triterpenoids