Steroids from the root extract of Pentalinon andrieuxii

• Two pregnane derivatives (1 and 2) were isolated from the methanolic root extract of Pentalinon andrieuxii, a plant used commonly in Yucatecan traditional medicine to treat leishmaniasis. The structures of both metabolites were established using spectroscopic methods and chemical correlation reactions. An X-ray structure of 1 is reported. (C) 2011 Phytochemical Society of Europe. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Organisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Organic Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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Pentalinon andrieuxii

Urechites andrieuxii

Apocynaceae

Pregnanes

Steroids

Leishmaniasis

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