Chem. Pharm. Bull., 48(10),1418-1421, October 2000

Five Lanostane Triterpenoids and Three Saponins from the Fruit Body of Laetiporus versisporus


Kazuko YOSHIKAWA,* Kenji MATSUMOTO, Chie MINE, Shinya BANDO, and Shigenobu ARIHARA

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-Cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan.

Five lanostane triterpenes, named versisponic acids A—E and three lanostanoid glycosides, laetiposides E—G, were isolated from the fruit bodies of Laetiporus versisporus. Their structures were established by extensive NMR experiments and chemical methods.

Key words Laetiporus versisporus; versisponic acid; laetiposide; Polyporaceae; lanostane