PubMed · 1984 · 20 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryChemistryChromatographic AnalysisMass Spectrometric AnalysisSteroid BiochemistrySteroid BiosynthesisSteroid StructurePlant SterolsSteranesSterol CompositionSterol Profile AnalysisSterol Structure
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.