Two new 24-methylene tetracyclic triterpenes that possess the lanostane ske
leton have been isolated from the stem barks of Polyalthia lamcilimba. Thei
r structures were determined by spectral analysis and comparisons with othe
r lanostane type triterpenes described in the literature. The two new compo
nents (1 and 3) were elucidated as 24-methylenelanosta-7,9( Il)-dien-3 beta
,15 alpha-diol and 24-methylenelanosta-8-en-2 beta,3 beta,21-triol. (C) 199
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