From Ficus pandurata Hance fruits, six triterpenes and three sterols were isolated. The structure of these compounds were elucidated using physical and spectral characters including IR, ~1H, ~(13)C-NMR including DEPT experiment and MS. Ficus is a large genus of trees or shrubs cultivated for their ornamental leaves and their edible fruits (F. sycomoms L.), while others for providing shade and as ornamental plants. Ficus species has several biological activities. Many phytoconstituents including triterpenes belonging to different skeleton and sterols were isolated and identified from different species of Ficus. Several Ficus species are indigenous to Egypt, others are recently introduced as Ficus pandurata. Ficus pandurata (the "Fiddle Leaf Fig") is one of the large leaved Ficus. In a previous study a variety of chemical constituents were isolated from the leaves and stem bark of Ficus pandurata. In the present study triterpenes and sterols of the fruit were isolated and identified using different methods of analysis.
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