J Integr Plant Biol. ›› 1992, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): -.

• Research Articles •    

Studies on the Triterpenes of Terminalia chebula Retz.

Lu Pu-ping, Liu Xing-jie, Li Xing-cong, Zhang De-cheng and Tosho Yokoi   

Abstract: Four triterpenes have been isolated from the alcoholic extract of Terminalia Chebula Retz.. Three of them have been identified as terminoic acid (T1), arjugenin (T2) and arjunolic acid(T3). T4 is a new compound, named chebupentol. Its structure was established to be olean-12-ene-2,3,19,23,28-pentol on the basis of its IR, MS, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, 1H-13C 2D NMR, 1H-1H 2D NMR and NOESY 2D NMR. The structure of compound T4 was confirmed by the chemical transformation of T4 from arjugenin (T2) with LiAlH4.

Key words: Terminalia chebula, Terminoic acid, Arjugenin, Arjunolic acid, Chebupentol

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