title: [Steroids isolated from fruit of Hovenia acerba].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study on the chemical constituents of Hovenia acerba.
  
  
  METHODS
  Compounds were isolated with stratography and solvent, and identified by spectroscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  beta-sitoseterol, 3 beta-hydroxy-3-deoxymoronic acid and beta-sitoseteryl-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside were obtained from fruit of Hovenia acerba.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The three compounds were steroids isolated from Hovenia acerba Thunb. for the frist time.
authors.affiliation: College of Chinese Material Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Quan-Cheng
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ho-Kim
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Seong-Kang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jong
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009828:Oleanolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D027823:Rhamnaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013256:Steroids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: C512300:3beta-hydroxy-3-deoxymoronic acid; D012855:Sitosterols; D013256:Steroids; C025473:gamma-sitosterol; D009828:Oleanolic Acid