STEROIDS FROM THE SUPER RED DRAGON FRUIT (Hylocereus costaricensis)

H. Supriadi (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor 45363, Indonesia)
S. Salam (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor 45363, Indonesia)
F. F. Abdullah (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Garut, Garut 44151, Indonesia)
A. Subarnas (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran Jatinangor 45363, Indonesia)
R. Sidik (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran Jatinangor 45363, Indonesia)
U. Supratman (Department of Chemistry (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) and Central Laboratory, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor 45363, Indonesia)
Y. Shiono (Department of Food, Life, and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-8555, Japan)

Jurnal Kimia (Journal of Chemistry)
Vol.13 No.2 Juli 2019

Two steroids compounds, 7?-Hydoxy ?-sitosterol (1) and ?-sitosterol (2), have been isolated from ethyl acetate extract of the fresh Super Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis).The chemical structure of compounds 1 and 2 were identified by spectroscopic data including UV, IR, NMR-1D, NMR-2D and mass as well as by comparing with previously reported spectral data. Compounds 1 and 2 were reported for the first time from dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis). Keywords: 7?-Hydoxy ?-sitosterol, ?-sitosterol, Hylocereus costaricensis, steroids.