spinasterol/アカシア

The rare lupene derivative named resinone has only been isolated before from Fluorensia resinosa. We now report the isolation of this compound from the bark of the new recently described Acacia cedilloi (Fabaceae), and the revision of its structure to 16beta-hydroxylup-20(29)-en-3-one, based on NMR

The wood and bark of four Acacia species growing in Portugal, namely, A. longifolia, A. dealbata, A. melanoxylon, and A. retinodes, were investigated for their sterol content. The lipids fractions of the different wood and bark samples were isolated, and the sterols were identified and quantified by