A 24β-ethyl-Δ7-steryl glucopyranoside from Cucurbita pepo seeds

In the seeds of Cucurbita pepo three closely related 24-ethyl-Δ⁷-steryl glucosides were identified by hydrolytic studies and spectral analysis as spinasteryl-β-D-glucopyranoside, the new 3-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-24β-ethyl-5α-cholesta-7,25(27)-dien-3β-ol and the corresponding Δ^22E,25,(27)-trienol. Except for its occurrence in cucumber seeds the latter is so far unknown as a natural product.