Abstract
The following substances were identified in the fresh leaves and branches of Prunus zippeliana MIQ. : 22-dehydroclerosteryl acetate, stigmasteryl acetate, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, clerosterol, 22-dehydroclerosterol, β-sitosterol and stigmasterol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, 2α-hydroxyursolic acid, tormentic acid, methyl linolate, phytol, prunasin, dl-mandelic acid, kaempferol 3-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside] and d-mandelic acid β-D-glucopyranoside.Worthy of note is that 24α-ethylsterols (β-sitosterol and stigmasterol) and 24β-ethylsterols (clerosterol and 22-dehydroclerosterol) were obtained together from the leaves of a higher plant.
