Abstract:
Eight compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of the 80% aqueous ethanol extract of the roots and stems of
Rubus pirifolius Smith by AB-8 macroporous resin, silica gel, ODS, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and semi-preparative HPLC. Their structures were identified by spectral analysis such as 1D/2D NMR, MS, UV, IR and by comparison with literature information as rubussecotriterpene A (
1), rubussecotriterpene B (
2), cecropiacic acid (
3), cecropiacic acid 3-methyl ester (
4), alphitolic acid (
5), betulinic acid (
6), betulin (
7), and obtusalin (
8). Compounds
1 and
2 are new compounds, and compounds
3-
8 were isolated from this plant for the first time.