Diterpenoids and acetylenic lipids from Aralia racemosa

Phytochemical investigation of Aralia racemosa L. afforded three known diterpenoids and two known acetylenic lipids. The presence of these compounds is consistent with the compound classes reported from other members of genus Aralia. The structures of these compounds were determined by NMR, IR, and LC-MS spectroscopic methods. This is the first report of acanthoic acid from A. racemosa. We present corrected NMR data for (16R)-17-hydroxy-ent-kauran-19-al, which is also reported from A. racemosa for the first time.