title: An unusual novel C29 steroid from the soft coral lobophytum crassum1
abstract: A new sterol, 23,24(S)-dimethylcholest-5,22-dien-3beta,7alpha-diol (1), has been isolated from the soft coral Lobophytum crassum and characterized by interpretation of spectral data.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Laboratory, Organic Chemistry Division-I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
authors.lastname: Rama Rao M
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Venkatesham
authors.lastname: Rami Reddy MV
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Venkateswarlu