title: [Chemical constituents of Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem].
abstract: Six compounds were isolated from the fruits of Luffa cylindrica. They were identified as lucyosides C, E, F, H, a mixture of alpha-spinasterol and stigmasta-7,22,25-trien-3 beta-OH and a mixture of alpha-spinasteryl glucoside and delta 7,22,25-stigmasteryl-beta-D-glucoside by means of chemical evidence and spectral analysis.
authors.affiliation: Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Analytical Testing, Nanchang.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Z P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D012503:Saponins