WITHANOLIDES OF EGYPTIAN WITHANIA SOMNIFERA L. DUNAL PART II: 20, 28-Dihydroxy-l-oxo-witha-2,5,8(14), 24-tetraenolide

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The isolation of the title compound was reported in a previous publication. It is now characterized by NMR and mass spectral data as 20, 28-dihydroxy-l-oxo-witha-2,5,8 (14), 24-tetraenolide. This confirms the predominant character of chemo type III in the Egyptian wild plant.