This article describes the isolation of the triterpenes lupeol, taraxerol, lupen-3-one and squalene from the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Minquartia guianensis Aubl. belonging to the Olacaceae family. These terpenoids were isolated through chromatographic techniques and identified using ¹H and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). At the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of these triterpenes in M. guianensis.
Triterpenes; Minquartia guianensis; Olacaceae
