Journal
STEROIDS
Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages 245-251Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.10.006
Keywords
Withania somnifera L.; ashwagandha; withasteroids; withanolides; mercaptoethanol; epoxide
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2-Mercaptoethanol reacts selectively with the 5 beta,6 beta-epoxy steroids isolated from Withania somnifera substituting the epoxide by a six-membered oxyethylene-2'-thio ring whereas it failed to show such reactivity on 6 alpha,7 alpha-epoxy withasteroids. The structure of the product has been elucidated by spectroscopic methods, especially applying extensive 2D NMR methods. The anticancer activity of withaferin A was lost in the reaction product indicating that its activity is also linked to the free 5 beta,6 beta-epoxide functional group. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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