24-Methylenedammarenol: a new triterpene alcohol from shea butter.
A new triterpene alcohol was isolated from shea butter and its structure was shown to be 24-methylenedammarenol (24-methylene-5alpha-dammar-20[21]-en-3beta-o1). Dammaradienol (5alpha-dammara-20[21],24-dien-3beta-o1) also was isolated from shea butter.
D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000032:analysis; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis*; D014197:Trees; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000032:analysis*
D012116:Resins, Plant; D014315:Triterpenes