From the whole plant extract of Daphne oleoides, a new triterpene and the k
nown 20(30)-lupene-3,29-diol, butilin, and stigmasterol glycoside have been
isolated for the first time from this source. The new triterpene was estab
lished as lup-20 (30)-ene-3 alpha, 29-diol on the basis of homonuclear H-1
decoupled C-13, DEFT, H-1-C-13 HMQC, long range HMBC NMR spectral studies a
nd by chemical methods. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.