A LUPANE TRITERPENOID FROM THE AERIAL PARTS OF ACANTHOPANAX TRIFOLIATUS

Abstract

Acanthopanax trifoliatus is a medicinal plant with high nutritional value because of the possesses ginseng-like activities. The phytochemical study on the aerial parts of Acanthopanax trifoliatus resulted in the discovery of a lupane-triterpene compound, betulinic acid (1). The chemical structure of 1 was elucidated by infrared (IR), mass (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy as well as comparing with reported data