A New Triterpene from Leandra chaetodon

Abstract

A new triterpene compound (1), along with arjunolic acid, was isolated from an ethanol extract of the whole plant of Leandra chaetodon. Based on spectroscopic analysis, the structure of 1 was determined as 2α,6α- dihydroxybetulinic acid. Arjunolic acid showed inhibitory activity against Cryptococcus neoformans. (IC₅₀ = 20 μg/mL).

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