Thermal and photooxidation reactions of the steroids: β-sitosterol, stigmasterol and diosgenin

Taiwan Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 113-132

  Elgendy, Eman M ^a   Al Ghamdy, Huda ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b Girls College of Education Riyadh   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

sitosterol; Diosgenin; Stigmasterol

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA HYDROPEROXY BETA SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; 5ALPHA HYDROPEROXYDIOSGENIN ACETATE DERIVATIVE; 5ALPHA HYDROPEROXYDIOSGENIN DERIVATIVE; 5ALPHA HYDROPEROXYSTIGMASTEROL ACETATE DERIVATIVE; 5ALPHA HYDROPEROXYSTIGMASTEROL DERIVATIVE; 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXYSITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXYSPIROSTANE; 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXYSTIGMASTEROL; 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXYSTIMASTEROL ACETATE; 7ALPHA HYDROPEROXY BETA SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; 7ALPHA HYDROPEROXYDIOSGENIN ACETATE; 7ALPHA HYDROPEROXYDIOSGENIN DERIVATIVE; 7ALPHA HYDROPEROXYSTIGMASTEROL ACETATE DERIVATIVE; 7ALPHA HYDROPEROXYSTIGMASTEROL DERIVATIVE; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; DIOSGENIN; DIOSGENIN 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXIDE ACETATE DERIVATIVE; DIOSGENIN ACETATE DERIVATIVE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PORIFERASTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STEROID; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BALANITES; BLACK CUMIN; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPOXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 39149130759     PISSN: 10161015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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