A new triterpenoid from <i>Sapium baccatum</i> (Euphorbiaceae)

<div><p>A new triterpene, malaytaraxerate (<b>1</b>), and four known compounds, taraxerol (<b>2</b>), taraxerone (<b>3</b>), docosyl isoferulate (<b>4</b>) and docosanoic acid 2′,3′-dihydroxypropyl ester (<b>5</b>), were isolated from the acetone extract of <i>Sapium baccatum</i> stem bark. The structures of the isolated compounds were determined using several spectroscopic methods, including UV–Vis, FT-IR, 1D and 2D NMR, and mass spectrometry. Major isolated compounds were assayed for cytotoxicity. The chemotaxonomic significance of this plant was also studied.</p></div