V. Anjaneyulu et al., (24S)-24-METHYLCHOLEST-4-ENE-3-BETA,6-BETA-DIOL FROM A GORGONIAN (RUMPHELLA-AGGREGATA) OF THE ANDAMAN-AND-NICOBAR-ISLANDS, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 34(1), 1995, pp. 78-80
A new sterol (24S)-24-methylcholest-4-ene-3 beta,6 beta-diol (1) has b
een isolated from a gorgonian, Rumphella aggregata, alongwith a comple
x mixture of dihydroxy-sterols. The structure of the new sterol has be
en determined from physical, chemical and spectral data.