Four new ent-kaurane diterpenoids, glabcensin V-Y were isolated from the dr
ied leaves of Isodon angustifolius var. glabrescens and their structures el
ucidated by spectral methods. The structures of the new compounds were esta
blished as ent-6 beta,11 alpha-dihydroxy-3 alpha,7 alpha-diacetoxy-kaur-16-
ene-15-one; ent-3 alpha,6 beta,7 alpha,11 alpha-tetraacetoxy-kaur-16-ene-15
-one; ent-3 alpha-hydroxy-7 alpha,11 alpha-diacetoxy-kaur-16-ene-6,15-dione
and ent-3 alpha,15 alpha-dihydroxy-7 alpha,11 alpha-diacetoxy-kaur-16-ene-
6-one respectively. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.