Abstract
Bioactivity-directed fractionation of the methyl ethyl ketone extract of Pseudobersama mossambicensis resulted in the isolation of ergosta-5,24(28)-diene-3β,7α-diol {1}, 24,28-epoxyergost-5-ene-3β,7α-diol {2}, and ergost-5-ene-3β,7α,24,28-tetraol {3}. All three sterols showed selective activity towards DNA repair-deficient yeast mutants. The sterol 1 also showed cytotoxicity towards wild-type P-388 murine leukemia cells. The isolation, structural elucidation, and biological activities of these sterols are reported. The sterol 3 is most probably an artifact formed from 2 during the isolation process.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1648-1654 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal Of Natural Products |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Organic Chemistry