Structure elucidation of cyasterone stereoisomers isolated from Cyathula officinalis

Org Biomol Chem. 2005 Apr 7;3(7):1227-32. doi: 10.1039/b416868b. Epub 2005 Feb 24.

Abstract

Chemical investigation of ecdysteroidal constituents of the roots and stems of Cyathula officinalis led to the isolation of two cyasterone stereoisomers, 2 and 3, together with the known cyasterone 1. The structures of compounds 2 and 3 were determined to be 28-epi-cyasterone and 25-epi-28-epi-cyasterone, respectively, by means of spectroscopic analysis. X-Ray structures of 1 and 2 confirmed the 24S,25S,28R configuration for 1 and 24S,25S,28S for 2.

MeSH terms

  • Amaranthaceae / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Stigmasterol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Stigmasterol / chemistry
  • Stigmasterol / isolation & purification

Substances

  • cyasterone
  • Stigmasterol