Original Articles
Neni Trimedona, Hazli Nurdin,
Abstract
A pentacyclic triterpenoid identified as taraxerone (D-friedoolean-14-en-3-one) was successfully isolated from nhexane extract of the stem bark of Pometia pinnata, Forst & Forst. The presence of this compound was reported for the first time from this medicinal plant. The structure of this compound was characterized based on spectroscopic analysis and comparison with published information in the literature.