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New sterol esters from the flowers of Punica granatum Linn
Priyanka Bagri1, Mohammed Ali, Shahnaz Sultana
1Phytochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Two new beta-sitosterol esters have been isolated from the flowers of Punica granatum Linn. (Punicaceae) along with the known compounds n-tricosane (3), n-heptacosanyl n-hexanoate (4), olean-5,12-dien-3beta-ol-28-oic acid (5), and olean-12-en-3beta-ol-28-oic acid (6). The structures of the new phytosterols have been elucidated as stigmast-5-en-3beta-ol-3beta-dodecanoate (beta-sitosterol laurate, 1) and stigmast-5-en-3beta-ol-3beta-tetradecanoate (beta-sitosterol myristate, 2) on the basis of spectral data and chemical analyses.
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