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South African Journal of Chemistry
On-line version ISSN 1996-840X
Print version ISSN 0379-4350
S.Afr.j.chem. (Online) vol.62 Durban 2009
RESEARCH ARTICLE
A new sterol diglycoside from Conyza floribunda
Sylvia A. OpiyoI; Joseph A. OgurI; Lawrence O.A. ManguroI; Lutz F. TietzeII; Heiko SchusterII
IDepartment of Chemistry, Maseno University, P. O. Box 333, Maseno, Kenya
IIInstitute for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Georg-August University, Tamannstrasse 2, 37007-Göttingen, Germany
ABSTRACT
Chemical investigation of CH2Cl2 and MeOH extracts of Conyza floribunda have led to the isolation of (24S)-ethylcholesta-5, 22E, 25-trien-3-0-glucosyl (1" → 4')-rhamnoside (1), (24S)-ethylcholesta-5,25-dien-3-0-β-glucoside (2), cyasterone (3), stigmasta 5,22-dien-3-acetate (4), stigmasta 5,22-dien-3-ol (5), spinasta 7,22-dien-3-ol (6), 3-oxofriedooleanane (7), 3-hydroxyfriedooleanane (8), 3-acetoxyfriedooleanane (9), betullinic acid (10), quercetin 3-0-β-glucoside (11), quercetin (12), myricetin (13) and kaempferol (14). Their structures were determined using spectroscopic and physical methods as well as comparison with data available in the literature.
Keywords: Conyza floribunda, asteraceae, triterpenes, sterols, flavonols
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Maseno University Deans' Committee for partially providing funds for the research. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is sincerely thanked for the fellowship awarded to L.O.A. Manguro, which enabled most of the analyses to be done at Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany. The National Museum of Kenya is acknowledged for identification of the plant.
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Received 7 November 2008
Revised 24 July 2009
Accepted 2 September 2009
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