1997 Volume 45 Issue 4 Pages 636-638
Sixteen triterpenoids including three new compounds, viz. glaucanol B acetate (1), 7β, 25-epoxyfern-8-ene (2), and 25-norfern-7-en-10β-yl formate (3) were isolated from the fresh leaves of Adiantum cuneatum. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectral data.