TITLE:
Steroids from the Whole Plants of Leucaena Leucocephala
AUTHORS:
Chung-Yi Chen, Yau-Der Wang
KEYWORDS:
Steroids, Leucaena Leucocephala, Leguminosae
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Analytical Chemistry,
Vol.1 No.1,
June
3,
2010
ABSTRACT: Four steroids, 5α,8α-epidioxy-(24ξ)-ergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol (1), β-sitosterol (2), β-sitostenone (3), and stigmastenone (4), along with 10 known compounds were isolated from the whole plants of Leucaena leucocephala (Leguminosae). 1, Lupeol (5), 1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoylglycerol (6), methylparabene (8) and isovanillic acid (9) were found for the first time from the species. The structure of these compounds were characterized and identified by spectra analyses.