Steroids and triterpenoids from the brown alga Kjellmaniella crassifolia.

The article offers information regarding the chemical constituents of Kjellmaniella crassifolia (Miyabe), a special macro-brown marine alga which is widely distributed in Hokkaido, Japan. It states that the plant was subjected for extraction and isolation with the use of 95% ethanol (4000 mL x 5) at room temperature. Moreover, it mentions various natural compounds that was identified from K. crassifolia including saringosterol, fucosterol, and cyclosadol.