Two new steroidal lactones of the withanolide group named as withametelinol
(1a) and withametelinone (2) have been isolated from the aerial parts of D
atura innoxia along with withametelin. The structures of the new constituen
ts have been established as (20R,22R)-21,24-epoxy-12 alpha-hydroxy-1-oxowit
ha-2,5,25(27)-trienolide and (20R,22R)-21,24-epoxy-1,12-dioxowitha-2,5,25(2
7)-trienolide through spectroscopic studies including one- and two-dimensio
nal (COSY-45, NOESY, HMQC, HMBC) n.m.r. spectroscopy and chemical transform
ations.