Abstract
Seco-neokadsuranic acid A, the second natural triterpenoid with the unusual 14(13→12)abeo-lanostane skeleton was isolated from Kadsura heteroclita together with 3,4-seco-(24Z)-lanosta-4(30),8,24,triene-3,26-dioic acid. The present paper deals with the isolation
and structure elucidation of these two new compounds and the preparation of two new
7-oxo-lanostane triterpenoid derivatives.