24S-Chirality of 24-alkylsterols possessing a Δ25-double bond from Polypodium formosanum
摘要:
Twenty-one components of the 4,4-dimethyl-, 4-methyl- and 4-demethylsterol fractions of the rhizomes and aerial parts of Polypodium formosanum were identified, including both epimers at C-24 of 24-methylcholest-5-en-3-beta-ol. All other 24-alkylsterols were sterically pure. NMR data show that all nine 24-alkyl-DELTA(25)-sterols from this plant have the 24S/beta-configuration. Four of these sterols, viz. 24-methyl-25-dehydrocycloartanol, 24-ethyl-25-dehydrocycloartanol, 24-methyl-25-dehydrolophenol and 24-ethyl-25-dehydrolophenol have been misidentified in the literature (they were reported to have the 24R/alpha-configuration). 24S-Methyl-31-norlanosta-8,25-dien-3-beta-ol seems to be a novel sterol.