Structural determination of atricins A and B, new triterpenes from Perovskia atriplicifolia, by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy

Atricins A (1) and B (2), two new oleanane-type triterpenes have been isolated from the chloroform-soluble fractions of Perovskia atriplicifolia and their structures assigned from H-1 and C-13-NMR spectra, Distortion Enhancement by Polarization Trasfer (DEPT) and by 2D-COSY, HMQC, Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement Spectroscopy (NOESY) and Hetronuclear mutiple-bond correlation (HMBC) experiments. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.