A new phytosterone from Achyranthes bidentata B1.
A new phytosterone named achyranthesterone A (1), along with the three known compounds stachysterone D (2), beta-ecdysone (3) and polypodine B (4) have been isolated from the roots of Achyranthes bidentata Bl. The structure of the new compound was determined as 2beta,3beta,14alpha,20S,21,22R,25-heptahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one on the basis of physico-chemical properties and spectral methods.
Meng
Da-Li
DL
Research Department of Natural Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China.
Li
Xian
X
Wang
Jin-Hui
JH
Li
Wei
W
D029044:Achyranthes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010840:Phytosterols