Spectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides

Spectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides


Dr. Viqar Uddin Ahmad, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan


Dr. Anwer Basha, Abbott Laboratories , Abbott Park, Illinois, USA


Spectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides serves as an essential reference guide containing spectroscopic, physical and biological activity data of over 3500 steroid glycosides, offering the structures and the data of the naturally occurring glycosides of steroids. All compounds are arranged according to the structure of the aglycone, and, in its own class, according to the increasing molecular weight, making Spectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides extremely useful for the structure elucidation of new natural products, particularly glycosides.


Spectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides offers a practical desk reference for all scientists and students interested in steroid glycosides and their biological and medicinal importance.


The following data of the steroid glycosides, as available in published literature, are included:


Name of the compound

Chemical name of compound and its structure

Source, name of the genus, species, authors, family of the biological source from which the glycoside has been isolated.

Melting point

Specific rotation

Molecule weight

Molecular formula

UV spectral data : maxima, e or log e , solvent

IR peaks in cm-1 with medium in which the spectrum was taken e.g. KBr, nujol, etc

Proton magnetic resonance (PMR) chemical shifts, multiplicity of the peaks, coupling constants with assignments

13C-NMR (CMR) chemical shifts with assignments

Mass spectral data with the technique used (e.g. Electron Impact (E.I.), Fast Atom Bombardment (FAB), positive ion or negative ion mode or any other technique

CD or ORD data

Biological Activity

Full reference from which data have been taken.