5 alpha,8 alpha-epidioxycholest-6-en-3-beta-ol from three cone snails of the Indian ocean

Authors
Aknin, M Viracaoundin, I Faure, R Gaydou, EM
Citation
M. Aknin et al., 5 alpha,8 alpha-epidioxycholest-6-en-3-beta-ol from three cone snails of the Indian ocean, J AM OIL CH, 75(11), 1998, pp. 1679-1681
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY
ISSN journal
0003021X → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1679 - 1681
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-021X(199811)75:11<1679:5AAFTC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Three cone snail species (Conus ebraeus, C. leopardus, C. tessulatus, famil y Conidae) have been investigated for their sterolic fraction. Besides chol esterol, 5 alpha,8 alpha-epidioxycholest-6-en-3-beta-ol has been isolated f rom each species and the structure determined using two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance. The occurrence of 5 alpha,8 alpha-epidioxycholest-6-en -3-beta-ol in high amounts in the crude extract (0.5%), constitutes an inte resting source of this compound.