[$C_{21}$ Pregnane Steroid from Caralluma umbellata (Asclepiadaceae)

  • Published : 2005.06.01

Abstract

A $C_{21}$ steroid has been isolated from the whole plants of Caralluma umbellata (Asclepiadaceae) and its structure was unambiguously assigned by spectroscopy.

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