| Abstract: | Two new triterpenoids, (3β)‐olean‐12‐ene‐3,23‐diol ( 1 ) and (6α)‐6‐hydroxyolean‐12‐en‐3‐one ( 2 ) were isolated from the MeOH extract of the stalks of Celastrus hypoleucus (Oliv .) Warb ., together with the seven known compounds (3β,22α)‐3,22‐dihydroxyolean‐12‐en‐29‐oic acid, β‐amyrin and β‐amyrin palmitate, wilforlide A, wilforilide B, palmitic acid, and β‐sitosterol. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data and, in the case of 2 , by X‐ray crystallography. Compound 1 showed moderate cytotoxicity against human cervical squamous carcinoma (Hela) cells. |
