Terpenoids from Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Del.

نویسنده

  • Hesham I El-Askary
چکیده

A new diacetyl triterpene lactone, drosericarpone (2), was isolated from the hexane extract of the herb Cleome droserifolia, together with buchariol (1, a sesquiterpene oxide, isolated for the first time from Cleome species) and stigmasterol glucoside (3). The structures of 1-3 were identified by spectroscopic means.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Molecules

دوره 10 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005