secondary metabolite composition was largely dominated by α-hydroxy-β-isopropyl-
benzoquinone diterpenoids. Among them, four diterpenes not described previously were
isolated and identified as fruticulin C (3), 7α-methoxy-19-acetoxy-royleanone (4), 7α, 19-
diacetoxy-royleanone (5), and 7-dehydroxy-conacytone (7). In addition, the known
diterpenes fruticulin A (1), demethyl-fruticulin A (2) and 7α-O-methyl-conacytone (6) were …