Structures of three new steroidal sapogenins from Dioscorea prazeri
Abstract
Three new steroidal sapogenins isolated from the rhizomes of Dioscorea prazeri have been shown on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence to be (25R)-spirost-5-en-3β,14-diol (I), (25R)-14-hydroxyspirost-4-en-3-one (II), and (25R)-14-hydroxy-5β-spirostan-3-one (III).