Two new triterpenoids from the roots of Actinidia chinensis.

Two new triterpenoids (1, 2), together with one flavonoid glycoside and thirteen known triterpenoids were isolated from the roots of Actinidia chinensis Planch (Actinidiaceae). The structures of the new constituents were elucidated as 12α-chloro-2α, 3β, 13β, 23-tetrahydroxyolean-28-oic acid-13-lactone (1), 2α, 3α, 19α, 23, 24-pentahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (2). Structure elucidation was accomplished by 1D, 2D NMR spectra (HMQC, HMBC, (1)H-(1)H COSY, TOCSY, and NOESY) and mass spectrometry (ESIMS). Moreover, two known triterpenoids showed positive cytotoxic activity against LOVO and HepG2 cell lines.