The chromatographic separation of the MeOH extract of the roots of Ainsliaea acerifolia (Compositae) led to the isolation of six known terpenes and two known lignans. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods as mokko lactone (1), betulonic acid (2), betulinic acid (3), zaluzanin C
THE TITLE COMPOUND [SYSTEMATIC NAME: 5'a-hydroxy-1',3,6,8'-tetrakis(methylene)-3a,4,5,5',5'a,6,6',6a,7,7',7'a,8',9a,9b,10'a,10'b-hexadecahydrospiro[azuleno[4,5-b]furan-9(2H),3'-[3H]benz[1,8]azuleno[4,5-b]furan]-2,2',8,9'(1'H,3H,4'H)-tetrone acetone 0.92-solvate], C(30)H(30)O(7)·0.92C(3)H(6)O, is a
Six previously undescribed C17-guaianolides, a previously undescribed guaianolide alkaloid, and two previously undescribed guaianolides as well as 10 known guaianolides were obtained from an ethanol extract of Ainsliaea yunnanensis Franch. The chemical structures of all previously reported