Synthesis and biological activity of three new 5a-hydroxy spirostanic brassinosteroid analogues

Three new spirostanic brassinosteroid analogues have been synthesized for the first time from diosgenin: (25R)-2alpha,3alpha-epoxy-5alpha-hydroxyspirostan-6-one (3), (25R)-2beta,3alpha,5alpha-trihydroxyspirostan-6-one (5) and (25R)-2beta-methoxy-3alpha,5alpha-dihydroxyspirostan-6-one (6). In the rad...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez Caridad R., Villalobos Yohan I., Becerra Esther A., Manchado Francisco C., Herrera Deysma C., Zullo Marco A. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532003000300022