Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Nanhua University, Hengyang 421001, PR China. zhengxing5018@yahoo.com
Abstract:
A new steroid, 3beta, 16alpha-dihydroxy-(5alpha)-cholestan-21-oic acid , was isolated from the aerial parts of Selaginella pulvinata. Its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectral analysis.