“…Fractionation of MeOH/DCM root extract of L. mayombensis by column chromatography lead to isolation and purification of eight compounds (1-8 4,8,10,13-pentamethyl,10,11,12,13,15,16,17-octahydro-4H-cyclopent[α] phenanthrene -3,7(8H,9H,10H,14H)-dione (3) (Luo et al, 2000, Vieira et al, 2013, Kai-Long et al, 2014, 8S,9R,10R,11S,13R,17R)-1,6,11-trihydroxy-14,15-epoxy-17-[((2s)-2-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofurano-3-yl)]-4, 4,8,10,13-pentamethyl-l,10,11,12,13,15, 16, 17-octahydro-4H-cyclopent[α]phenanthrene -3,7(8H,9H,10H ,14H)-dione (4) (Luo et al, 2000, Vieira et al, 2013, Kai-Long et al, 2014; 9,10-cyclopropyl-(3S,5R,8R,13R,14S,17R))-4,4,13,14,17-pentamethyl-l7-((2R,5S,6R)-5,6,7-trihydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-hexadecahydro-1 H-cyclopentane[α] phenanthrèn-3-ol (5) (Luo et al, 2000, Vieira et al, 2013, KaiLong et al, 2014, steroids yields β-sitosterol (6) (Tagatsing et al, 2011, Rao et al, 2012, Khalijah et al, 2012, Tchouya et al, 2013, stigmasterol (7) (Tagatsing et al, 2011, Rao et al, 2012, Khalijah et al, 2012, Tchouya et al, 2013and stigmasterol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (8) (Tagatsing et al, 2011, Rao et al, 2012, Khalijah et al, 2012, Tchouya et al, 2013. Our results represent the first report of isolation of constituents 1-8 from L. mayombensis.…”