Abstract
Investigations of the stem and root bark of
Turraea holstii (Meliaceae) have yielded three novel triterpenoids, holstinone A (21
R,23
R-epoxy-7
α,24
S-dihydroxy-21
α,25-dimethoxyapotirucalla-1,14-dien-3-one), holstinone B (21
S,23
R-epoxy-7
α,24
S,25-trihydroxy-21
β-methoxyapotirucalla-1,14-dien-3-one) and holstinone C
(21
R,23
R-epoxy-7
α,24
S,25-trihydroxy-21
α-methoxyapotirucalla-1,14-dien-3-one).