Abstract
Two new dammarane triterpenes 3β-acetyl-20S,24R-dammarane-25-ene-24-hydroperoxy-20-ol (1), 20S,24R-dammarane-25-ene-24-hydroperoxy-3β,20-diol (2), as well as three known dammarane triterpenes, 3β-acetyl-20S,25-epoxydammarane-24α-ol (3), 20S,25-epoxydammarane-3β,24α-diol (4), 20S-dammarane-23-ene-3β,20,25-triol (5) were isolated from the fruits of Ligustrum lucidum. Compounds 3–5 were isolated from the fruits of L. lucidum for the first time. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.
Acknowledgements
The programme was supported by the Commonweal Foundation of Jiangsu Province (grant No: BM2004525).