title: Isolation and structure of a cytotoxic epoxy sterol from the marine mollusc Planaxis sulcatus.
abstract: A novel epoxy sterol isolated from the marine mollusc Planaxis sulcatus has been identified as 9 alpha,11 alpha-epoxycholest-7-ene-3 beta,5 alpha,6 beta-triol by spectrometric methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, TX 77004.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanduja
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Weinheimer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002782:Cholestenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008974:Mollusca / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002782:Cholestenes; D003603:Cytotoxins; D008387:Marine Toxins; C059540:9,11-epoxycholest-7-ene-3,5,6-triol