1990 Volume 38 Issue 3 Pages 714-716
Two new triterpenoid sulfates were isolated from the fresh leaf blades of Schefflera octophylla (Araliaceae). On the basis of results of spectral and chemical investigations, their structures were characterized as free forms of 3-epi-betulinic acid 3-O-sulfate and betulinic acid 3-O-sulfate.