Teshale Assefa, Hailemichael Tesso, Venkatesha Perumal Ramachandran, Leta Guta, Taye B Demissie, Japheth O Ombito, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Yadessa Melaku
Cucumis dipsaceus (Cucurbitaceae) is a plant traditionally used against diarrhea, teeth-ach, wounds, stomach ache, meningitis, and cancer. The extracts of C. dipsaceus after silica gel column chromatography gave nine compounds identified using spectroscopic methods such as hexacosane ( 1 ), octadecane ( 2 ), 17-(-5-ethyl-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-13-methylcyclopenta[α]phenanthren-3-ol ( 3 ), erythrodiol ( 4 ), (9,12)-propyl icosa-9,12-dienoate ( 5 ), α-spinasterol ( 6 ), 16-dehydroxycucurbitacin ( 7 ), cucurbitacin D ( 8 ), and 23,24-dihydroisocucurbitacin D ( 9 )...
January 9, 2024: ACS Omega