Asr. Anjaneyulu et Cvs. Prakash, AN UNCOMMON 14-METHYLDIHYDROXY STEROID FROM THE SOFT CORAL NEPHTHEA-CHABROLI OF INDIAN COAST, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 71(6-8), 1994, pp. 523-525
The ethyl acetate extract of the soft coral Naphthea chabroli furnishe
d a new 14-methyldihydroxy steroid whose structure was established as
14 alpha,24(S)-dimethylcholestan-3 beta,25-diol (1a) by a study of its
spectral data.