Planta Med 2002; 68(5): 430-434
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32078
Original Paper
Natural Product Chemistry
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New Oxypregnane Glycosides from
Caralluma penicillata

Essam Abdel-Sattar1 , Meselhy R. Meselhy1 , Mohammed Abdul-Aziz Al-Yahya2
  • 1Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • 2Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Publication History

July 24, 2001

November 9, 2001

Publication Date:
07 June 2002 (online)

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Abstract

The ether fraction of the defatted ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Caralluma penicillata (defl) M. E. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) yielded four new oxypregnane glycosides, penicillosides D-G. The structures of the isolated compounds were established by different spectroscopic methods.

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