“…in EI-MS is informative and the first step in withanolide identification. Breaks often occur at the C-20/C-22, C-17/C-20, C 1,10 /C 4,5 , C 5,6 /C 9,10 and C 13,17 /C 14,15 bonds (226-229) (Reddy et al 1985;Kirson et al 1972Kirson et al , 1976. In addition, if there is an epoxy group between C-5 and C-6, the fissions invariably occur at C 6,7 /C 9,10 and C 9,10 /C 7,8 (230) (Veleiro et al 1985).…”