Nine new withanolides (1-9), withahisolides A-I, were isolated along with nine known compounds (10-18) from the aerial parts of Physalis hispida. The structures of 1-9 were elucidated through a variety of spectroscopic techniques, while the structures of 1 and 2 were confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. Compounds 1-3 are the first withanolides with nonaromatic six-membered ring D moieties. In addition, withanolide 8 represents a novel withanolide skeleton due to the absence of a C-13-C-17 bond within the steroidal nucleus.

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Two new taxanes were isolated from the MeOH extract of the needles and branches bark of the Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata. The structures were established as (2alpha,5alpha,7beta,9alpha,10beta,13alpha)-5,10,13,20-tetraacetoxytax-11-ene-2,7,9-triol (1) and (2alpha,5alpha,9alpha,10beta)-2,9,10-triacetoxy-5-[(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-3,11-cyclotax-11-en-13-one (2) on the basis of in-depth 1D- and 2D-NMR analyses. Compound 2 is the first example of a transannular taxane glycoside isolated from a natural source.

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Torreyanoxane, a novel 3,4-secoglutinane triterpenoid, was isolated from the pulp of Torreya nucifera. The structure was determined on the basis of spectroscopic methods.