Phytosterol from the leaves of Vernonia conferta Benth (Asteraceae)

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Vernonia conferta, Phytosterol,

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Ifiok James Umoh
Olorunfemi A. Eseyin
Augustine A. Ahmadu

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From the dichloromethane soluble part of ethanol extract of the leaves of Vernonia conferta, a phytosterol, Stigmast-5-ene-3?-ol (?-sitosterol) was isolated for the first time from this plant. The structure was elucidated using NMR and MS and was compared with literature.

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Umoh, I. J. ., Eseyin, O. A. ., & Ahmadu, A. A. . (2020). Phytosterol from the leaves of Vernonia conferta Benth (Asteraceae). Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 5(3), 16–17. Retrieved from http://mail.nijophasr.net/index.php/nijophasr/article/view/139
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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2016)
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Author Biographies

Ifiok James Umoh

1Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Olorunfemi A. Eseyin

Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Augustine A. Ahmadu

2Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa, Nigeria

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