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Sterols from Equisetum arvense.

Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale (1984-12-30)
M D'Agostino, A Dini, C Pizza, F Senatore, R Aquino
ABSTRACT

The sterol fraction of Equisetum arvense L. contains, essentially, the following sterols: beta-sitosterol (60.0%), campesterol (32.9%), isofucosterol (5.9%) and cholesterol (trace amounts). The identification of the compounds has been carried out through NMR and MS, while the corresponding percentage have been desumed from the GLC and HPLC data.

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Fucosterol, ≥93%