The absolute configuration of the neoclerodane glycoside amarisolide, prese
nted here as the monohydrate, C26H36O9.H2O, has been determined by associat
ion with the known configuration of the glucose moiety. Its structure was e
stablished as 2 beta-(O-beta -D-glucopyranosyl)neocleroda-3,13(16),14-trien
-15,16-epoxy-18,19-olide. Extensive hydrogen bonding among the hydroxyl gro
ups of the sugar moiety forms layers which are interconnected by water mole
cules.