Four new 25,26,27-trisnorlanostene-type triterpenoids were isolated from the stem bark of Pinus luchuensis, together with five known compounds. These new compounds were characterized as 25,26, 27-trisnor-3 alpha-hydroxy-lanost-9(11)-en-24-oic acid (1), 25,26, 27-trisnor-3
DNA topoisomerase (Topo) II is one of the target enzymes for chemotherapeutic drug development. Lanostane-type triterpenoids with various functional groups (-Cl, -Br, -OMe, -CHO, -CN, -COOH, and -COOMe) at C-2 were synthesized from 3-oxolanost-9(11)-en-24S,25-diol (9) isolated from Pinus luchuensis