From the whole plant of Stauntonia hexaphylla, a new phenolic glycosid
e, staunoside F, was isolated along with six triterpenoids: 3-hydroxy-
30-norolean-12,20(29)-dien-28-acid, oleanolic acid, hederagenin, lupeo
l, betulonic acid and betulinic acid. The phenolic glycoside was chara
cterized by 1D- and 2D-NMR techniques. The biogenetic relationship of
30-nortriterpenoids with an exocyclic double bond at C-20(29) is brief
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