%0 Journal Article %T Steroids from the Whole Plants of Leucaena Leucocephala %A Chung-Yi Chen %A Yau-Der Wang %J American Journal of Analytical Chemistry %P 31-33 %@ 2156-8278 %D 2010 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ajac.2010.11004 %X Four steroids, 5¦Á,8¦Á-epidioxy-(24¦Î)-ergosta-6,22-dien-3¦Â-ol (1), ¦Â-sitosterol (2), ¦Â-sitostenone (3), and stigmastenone (4), along with 10 known compounds were isolated from the whole plants of Leucaena leucocephala (Leguminosae). 1, Lupeol (5), 1,3-dipalmitoyl-2-oleoylglycerol (6), methylparabene (8) and isovanillic acid (9) were found for the first time from the species. The structure of these compounds were characterized and identified by spectra analyses. %K Steroids %K Leucaena Leucocephala %K Leguminosae %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=1928