A new lupane type triterpene, 3 beta,20,25-trihydroxy lupane, was isol
ated from the petrol extract of the leaves of Rhus taitensis together
with the known compounds 3,20-dihydroxylupane, 20-hydroxylupane-3-one,
20,28-dihydroxylupane-3-one, 3,16-dihydroxy lup-20(29)-ene and 28-hyd
roxy-beta-amyrone. Their structures were determined by means of spectr
al methods. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights res
erved.