Kiprono P C, Kaberia F, Keriko J M, Karanja J N
Department of Chemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2000 May-Jun;55(5-6):485-8. doi: 10.1515/znc-2000-5-629.
From a methanol extract of dried-ground aerial parts of Senecio lyratus, an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial active compound was isolated and identified as beta-sitosterol by spectroscopic analysis.