CuE was extracted from the fruit juice of Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Rich., collected from Marsascala (Malta) with a yield of 52% from the prepared
elaterin. Briefly, the fruit juice was dried at 40[degrees]C and extracted with CH[Cl.sub.3] (5mL) and then mixed with an equal volume of petroleum ether.
(1) b-Phellandrene (2) Toluene (3) Iso-orientin (4) Nonane (5) 6-C-p-ydroxybenzoylvitexin (6) Ethylbenzene (7) Citrullol (8) 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester (9) latericin B (10) Undecane (11) a-sphinosterol (12) Dodecane (13) Octadecane (14) Tridecane (15) Heptadecane (16) Hentriactone (17) Tetradecane (18) 9,12-Octadecadi enoicacid[7,7] (19) Elaterin (20) n-Hexadecanoic acid
(1)b-Phellandrene (2) Toluene (3) Iso-orientin (4) Nonane (5) 6-C-p-hydroxybenzoylvitexin (6) Ethylbenzene (7) 8-C-p-hydroxybenzoylvitexin (8) Benzene1,3-dimethyl (9) Citrullol (10) 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester (11) Elatericin B (12) Undecane (13) a-sphinosterol (14) Dodecane (15) Octadecane (16) a-elaterin (17) Hentriactone (18) Tridecane (19) 9,12-Octadecadienoicacid[7,7] (20) Elaterin (21) n-Hexadecanoic acid (22) 9,12-Octadecadienoicacid[7,7]